For nearly 30 years, he wrote and conducted virtually all of the show’s music cues and original songs. Creator Matt Groening ...

The Simpsons' composer Alf Clausen died May 29 at 84. He won two Emmys for Fox's animated comedy and also worked on ...

He created the music for hundreds of episodes over 27 seasons, spanning jazz, rock, blues and musicals. He won two Emmys and was nominated for 28 more.

He was tireless, inspired, and always up for the musical challenges we threw at him. I called him our secret weapon,” Matt ...

In the late ’80s, Clausen served as the series composer for Alf (no relation), but when the NBC show abruptly ended, he spent ...

Clausen joined The Simpsons from the second series in 1990 and would continue to work on the show until its 28th season in ...

The Simpsons’s long-time composer dies, aged 84 - ‘He did so much for the series,’ writer Al Jean said of the man behind the ...

This story was originally published on August 30, 2017, following the news that Alf Clausen had been fired from The Simpsons.

Alf Clausen, the composer who made 'The Simpsons' even funnier with his music for 27 years, died early Thursday. He was 84.

He composed nearly 600 scores for the show and conducted the 35-piece orchestra that played them in the studio.

Alf Clausen, the Emmy-winning composer who scored "The Simpsons" for 27 years, has tragically died after struggling with ...