Legendary composer Alf Clausen recently passed away. In honor of the Emmy-winner, we look back at his incredible work on The Simpsons.

A secret society gathers in a shadowy hall beneath Springfield, chanting a rollicking anthem. “Who controls the British crown ...

Alf Clausen, ‘The Simpsons’ Composer Who Wrote Songs in the Key of Springfield, Dies at 84 For hundreds of episodes, he helped create the DNA of one of the most successful shows in television By ...

BIANCULLI: Alf Clausen, longtime composer, arranger and orchestrator for "The Simpsons," speaking with Terry Gross in 1997. He died last week at age 84.

Alf Clausen conducting a live orchestra during a rehearsal for a taping of “The Simpsons.” He worked on the show for 27 years. Monica Almeida/The New York Times ...

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, Falco ...

Clausen, who also scored TV series including “Moonlighting” and “Alf” (“no relation,” he used to joke) was nominated for 30 Emmy Awards, 21 of them for “The Simpsons,” winning twice.