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

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 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.

LOS ANGELES — Alf Clausen, the Emmy-winning composer whose music provided essential accompaniment for the animated antics of ...

Alf Clausen, the Emmy-winning composer whose music provided essential accompaniment for the animated antics of “The Simpsons” ...

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

Alf Clausen, an Emmy-winning composer who orchestrated some of the most sublimely silly moments on “The Simpsons,” from a “slanderous mambo” sung by Tito Puente to a showstopping ...

Alf Clausen, the Emmy-winning composer whose music provided essential accompaniment for the animated antics of “The Simpsons” ...

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 ...

Clausen composed music for the iconic animated comedy from 1990 to 2017. He graduated from Jamestown High School and attended ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...