The Emmy-winning composer/arranger worked with a 35-piece orchestra for 27 years, creating music for The Simpsons. Clausen died May 29. Originally broadcast May 14, 1997.

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

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.

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

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 ...

Alf Clausen, the Emmy Award-winning composer of "The Simpsons," has died at age 84, his daughter told The Hollywood Reporter.

'Simpsons' Icon Dead at 84 After Private Health Battle originally appeared on Parade. The Simpsons icon, Emmy-winning ...

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 longtime composer for “ The Simpsons ,” has died. He was 84. Clausen died May 29 after being diagnosed with ...