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With news of his passing at age 84, now is the perfect time to reflect on Alf Clausen's most iconic musical moments from The Simpsons. 15. "Canyonero" "The Last Temptation of Krust," Season 9 ...

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 Faye Heiberg Clausen was born on March 28, 1941, in Minneapolis and raised in Jamestown, N.D., a city between Fargo and Bismarck.

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.

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

Alf Clausen, who spent nearly three decades as composer for The Simpsons —scoring seasons 2 through 28—died Thursday (May 29) at his Los Angeles home. Clausen’s daughter, Kaarin Clausen, told The ...