The acclaimed composer of the popular animation series’The Simpsons‘, Alf Clausenhe died at age 84 after a decade of fighting progressive supranuclear paralysis (PSP), as reported this Friday Variety.
Winner of two Emmy awardsthe American composer encouraged the long television lifewhich recounts the crazy adventures of the family Simpsonby 27 yearsuntil in 2017 it was dismissed unexpectedly by Fox chain.
Although the famous song of the beginning of each chapter was the work of Danny Elfmanthe prestigious composer of soundtracks of films such as’The Nightmare Before Christmas‘(1993) or’Big Fish‘(2003), Clausen accumulates throughout his career 30 Emmy Awards nominationswhich are the most important of the television industry.
His long career in the series created by Matt Groening made him one of the more respected animation music creators of the history of television.
It is believed that its almost 600 original scores For the series they constitute a record For the most written for A single television series in USAaccording to the specialized magazine.
Rip to alf clausen an incredibly talented man Who did so much for @Thesimpsons pic.twitter.com/ish2k7f5eu
– Al Jean (@aljean) May 30, 2025