After 'Moonlighting' and 'ALF,' he worked on the Fox show for 27 years, then filed a lawsuit over his dismissal.

For hundreds of episodes, he helped create the DNA of one of the most successful shows in television ...

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

By Chris Koseluk Alf Clausen, the veteran composer with two Emmy wins and 30 nominations whose whimsical scores brightened such television series as The Simpsons, Moonlighting and, purely ...

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.

If you only know Alf Clausen as the composer behind The Simpsons, there's no shame in that. After brief stints scoring Donny & Marie, ALF and Moonlighting, the Minneapolis-born composer made the ...

He won two Emmys and was nominated for 28 more. By Clay Risen Alf Clausen, a composer and arranger whose songs, interludes and closing credits for hundreds of episodes of “The Simpsons” were ...

Al Clausen, the Emmy-winning composer who provided the music for “The Simpsons” for 27 years, has died at age 84 ...

Alf Clausen, the longtime composer on The Simpsons who scored countless iconic moments on the animated series, has died at the age of 84. The Emmy-winning composer died Thursday at his home in Los ...

but the “Music Man”-inspired song was penned by Alf Clausen, the composer for the bulk of the series. His work was central to the animated show’s DNA.