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.

Alf Clausen, ‘The Simpsons’ Composer Who Wrote Songs in the Key of Springfield, Dies at 84© Fox Alf Clausen was nominated for 21 Emmys, winning twice, for his work on ‘The Simpsons.’© Fox ...

Clausen, who also scored TV series including “Moonlighting” and “Alf,” was nominated for 30 Emmy Awards, 21 of them for “The Simpsons." ...

Alf Clausen had scored more than 500 episodes in 27 years on the show, penning such immortal work as “We Put the Spring in Springfield.” But the producers knew that hip-hop was well outside ...

Alf Clausen, a Simpsons composer for 27 of the series' 29 seasons, across 568 episodes, was let go this week, his agent John Tempereau confirmed to NPR. Clausen himself wrote on Twitter Wednesday ...

Alf Heiberg Clausen was born in Minneapolis on March 28, 1941. His mother, Magdalene, was on a weekend break from her master’s studies at Iowa State University and shopping in a department store ...

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.

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.

Clausen, who also scored TV series including “Moonlighting” and “Alf,” was nominated for 30 Emmy Awards, 21 of them for “The Simpsons." ...

Clausen, who also scored TV series including “Moonlighting” and “Alf,” was nominated for 30 Emmy Awards, 21 of them for “The Simpsons." ...

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.

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.