Alf Clausen, who won a pair of Emmys as composer for The Simpsons from 1990-2017 and also composed music for Moonlighting, ALF, The Critics and many other TV shows and films, died Thursday of Parkinson’s disease. He was 84
His daughter Kaarin Clausen announced the news on social media. “He left a huge mark on this world and has touched the lives of millions, and I’m so proud to call him ‘Dad,’” she wrote in part. “Rest easy, Maestro. I will miss you every day.”
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Clausen wrote music for nearly 600 episodes of Fox’s landmark toon The Simpsons, starting early in its second season. He won back-to-back Emmys in 1997 and 1998 and earned 30 career nominations, including a half-dozen for the 1980s ABC Moonlighting starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd. He also won five Annie Awards and seven ASCAP Film & TV Music Awards for The Simpsons.
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