The American musician died after a long fight against Parkinson. He composed the music of almost 600 episodes of the animated series and was nominated 30 times to Emmy.
Alf Clausenone of the most prolific composers of American television and responsible for the music of The Simpsons For almost three decades, he died last Thursday to 84 years. Your daughter, Kaarin Clausenreported that the musician suffered Parkinson from 2020 And he fired his father with an emotional message in networks: “He left a great mark in this world and has touched the lives of millions of people.”
In addition to The SimpsonsClausen worked in series like Moonlighting, ALF and The Criticin addition to collaborating in dozens of movies. Was Nominated 30 times to Emmy “Ganó two,” and also received Seven Asecap Film & Tv Music Awards and Five Annie Awards. In 2011, he was distinguished with the Golden Note Award from Ascap for his career.
The Simpson musical heart
Clausen composed the music of almost 600 episodes of The Simpsonsfrom 1990 until his dismissal in 2017. Although he was not the author of the iconic curtain -creation of Danny Elfman-its sound footprint defined the tone of the series. I worked with one orchestra of 35 musicians and recorded every episode weekly. Under his direction, classics arose such as “Baby on Board” either “Who needs the KWIK-E-Mart?”and albums like Songs in the Key of Springfield and The Yellow Album.
After being disconnected in the Season 28Clausen started a demand against Fox and Disney for age and disability discrimination. He claimed that the official motive of his departure, of “changing the musical approach of the series,” was false. The legal battle lasted more than two yearsuntil it was dismissed on the recommendation of its lawyers, given the risk of having to face the costs of the trial.
Born the March 28, 1941 in Minneapolis and raised in North DakotaClausen arrived at Los Angeles with the dream of devoting yourself to television music. Began as a copyist in The Carol Burnett Showand shortly after he worked on programs such as Donny & Marie and The Mary Tyler Moore Hour. In the ’80s, he consolidated himself as a composer with series such as FAME, Partners in crime And especially Moonlightingfor which it was Six times to Emmy.
He also composed for films such as Splash, Mr. Mom, The Naked Gun, Weird Science and Ferris Bueller’s Day Offamong many others. Lover of jazzClausen led his own Big Band and collaborated with legends like Ray Charles and Woody Herman. In 2005, he released the album Swing Can Really Hang You Up The Most with the ALF CLAUSEN JAZZ ORCHESTRA. “If you are passionate about the musical composition, there is nothing to be compared,” he said in an interview in 2015. “It’s the most fun you can wear.”
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