Overview

• Alf Clausen died May 29 at his Los Angeles home after an eight-year battle with progressive supranuclear palsy
• He served as composer on The Simpsons from 1990 to 2017, scoring more than 560 episodes and garnering 30 Emmy nominations with two wins
• Clausen led a 35-piece live orchestra and reinterpreted Danny Elfman’s theme to craft many of the show’s most memorable musical cues
• He filed a 2019 lawsuit against Disney and Fox alleging age and disability discrimination over his 2017 dismissal and resolved the case in 2022
• Tributes have poured in from The Simpsons’ creative team and industry colleagues celebrating his unique blend of humor and emotional depth in his compositions