Monorail,” a classic episode of “The Simpsons,” was written by Conan O’Brien, just before he made the jump to his late-night ...

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

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 Groening says of Emmy-winning composer who scored nearly 600 episodes ...

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

Alf Clausen, the composer who provided so much of the incredible music on 'The Simpsons', has died at the age of 84.

Alf Clausen, the Emmy-winning composer whose music provided essential accompaniment for the animated antics of “The Simpsons” for 27 years, has died.His daughter Kaarin Clausen told The Associated ...

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.

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

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 ...

Legendary Emmy-winning composer Alf Clausen, known for his work on The Simpsons, has passed away at the age of 84.