Not to be confused with Australian rules football player Alf Clauscen.
Alf Clausen
Birth name
Alf Faye Heiberg Clausen
Born
(1941-03-28) March 28, 1941 (age 83) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres
Film and television scores
Occupation(s)
Composer, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)
French horn, piano, bass[1]
Years active
1967–present
Website
www.alfclausen.com
Musical artist
Alf Faye Heiberg Clausen (born March 28, 1941)[2] is an American film and television composer. He is best known for his work scoring many episodes of The Simpsons, for which he was the sole composer between 1990 and 2017. Clausen has scored or orchestrated music for more than 30 films and television shows, including Moonlighting, The Naked Gun, ALF and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Clausen received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music in 1996.[1]
^ ab"Biography". alfclausen.com. Alf Clausen. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
^Faillace, Adrienne (November 25, 2014). Alf Clausen Interview 1 of 4. Archive of American Television. Event occurs at 00:29. Retrieved January 1, 2024. ...Alf Faye Heiberg Clausen...I was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 28, 1941.
Alf Faye Heiberg Clausen (born March 28, 1941) is an American film and television composer. He is best known for his work scoring many episodes of The...
album's release. The album has 53 tracks, most of which were written by AlfClausen. It was well received by critics, being named the Best Compilation Album...
theme "The Simpsons Theme" (reprise) Composers Richard Gibbs (1989–1990) AlfClausen (1990–2017) Bleeding Fingers Music (2017–present) Country of origin United...
29, 2017 Burlingame, Jon (August 30, 2017). "'The Simpsons' Composer AlfClausen Fired (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on November 11...
scored by composing team Bleeding Fingers Music since longtime composer AlfClausen, who had scored the show since 1990, was dismissed from that position...
composed by Mark Mueller (Rescue Rangers theme was also produced by AlfClausen). In 1990, he co-wrote the album track "Rescue Me" along with Charles...
theme was re-arranged during season 2, and the current arrangement by AlfClausen was introduced at the beginning of season 3.[citation needed] It has...
2003. The episode was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Music (by AlfClausen) And Lyrics (by Dana Gould). The episode guest stars documentary filmmaker...
Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special and AlfClausen for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series. After eating too much...
Fox Network, the episode had an 8.6 Nielsen rating. In 1999, composer AlfClausen was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition...
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Animation 20th Century Fox Themes composed by Danny Elfman Replaced AlfClausen 2008 Road to Fame Issa López Columbia Pictures — Kung Fu Panda John Stevenson...
III Cinematography Steven Bernstein Edited by Don Zimmerman Music by AlfClausen Production company Robert Simonds Productions Distributed by Universal...
ninth best guest appearance in the show's history. John Swartzwelder and AlfClausen were nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original...
was announced that Bleeding Fingers would replace longtime composer AlfClausen for The Simpsons, beginning with season 29. In 2020, Bleeding Fingers...
The song "Ode to Branson", which was written by Vitti and composed by AlfClausen, was submitted for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music And...
MacNeille Kath Soucie Russi Taylor Theme music composer Hans Zimmer Composer AlfClausen Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons...
Specials" for Robert Mackston, Travis Powers, Norm MacLeod and Terry Greene. AlfClausen received an Emmy Award nomination for "Outstanding Music Composition...
("Fatzcarraldo"). This was the final season scored by longtime Simpsons composer AlfClausen. This also marked the first season where former recurring guest star...
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