Alf Clausen

Alf Faye Heiberg Clausen (March 28, 1941 – May 29, 2025) was an American film and television composer. He was best known for his work scoring many episodes of The Simpsons, for which he was the sole composer between 1990 and 2017. He also 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. He died at his home in Los Angeles on May 29, 2025, at the age of 84.