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On August 30, [[2017]], Alf Clausen told Variety that he had been fired from the show as they wanted "a different kind of music".<ref>[http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/simpsons-composer-alf-clausen-fired-1202543183/ Variety - "'The Simpsons' Composer Alf Clausen Fired After 27 Years (EXCLUSIVE)"]</ref> Clausen's last official episode as main composer was "[[Whistler's Father]]", although he also composed music for the song "[[Nobody Knows Hans Moleman]]" in the episode "[[Grampy Can Ya Hear Me]]". However, he received the honorary credit of "composer emeritus" until the end of [[season 32]].
 
On August 30, [[2017]], Alf Clausen told Variety that he had been fired from the show as they wanted "a different kind of music".<ref>[http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/simpsons-composer-alf-clausen-fired-1202543183/ Variety - "'The Simpsons' Composer Alf Clausen Fired After 27 Years (EXCLUSIVE)"]</ref> Clausen's last official episode as main composer was "[[Whistler's Father]]", although he also composed music for the song "[[Nobody Knows Hans Moleman]]" in the episode "[[Grampy Can Ya Hear Me]]". However, he received the honorary credit of "composer emeritus" until the end of [[season 32]].
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== Awards ==
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{{Table|width=75%|align=left|
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{{THT|Award}}
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{{TH|Year}}
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{{TH|Episode}}
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{{TH|Result}}
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{{TBT|{{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production|Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Music in a TV Production}}}}
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{{TB|[[1997]]<ref name="Annie1997">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110808193725/http://annieawards.org/25thwinners.html The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 25th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1997)"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|N/A}}
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{{TRs|'''Won'''|5}}
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{{TRsT|{{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production|Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Television Production}}|2}}
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{{TB|[[1998]]<ref name="Annie1998">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120313093205/http://annieawards.org/26thwinners.html The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 26th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1998)"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]]"<br>{{small|for "[[Checkin' In]]"}}}}
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{{TBT|[[2000]]<ref name="Annie2000">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080424041350/http://annieawards.org/28thwinners.html The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 28th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2000)"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Behind the Laughter]]"}}
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{{TRsT|{{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production|Annie Award for Music in an Animated Television Production}}|2}}
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{{TB|[[2003]]<ref name="Annie2003">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120313093552/http://annieawards.org/31stwinners.html The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 31st Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2003)"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2007]]<ref name="Annie2007">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120208102916/http://annieawards.org/35thwinners.html The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 35th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2007)"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Yokel Chords]]"}}
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{{TBT|{{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production|Annie Award for Music in a Television Production}}}}
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{{TB|[[2010]]<ref name="Annie2010">[https://web.archive.org/web/20111216232924/http://annieawards.org/legacy38th.html The Annie Awards - "38th Annual Annie Nominations"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Elementary School Musical]]"}}
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{{TRs|Nominated|2}}
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{{TBT|{{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production}}}}
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{{TB|[[2012]]<ref name="Annie2012">[https://web.archive.org/web/20171107003521/https://annieawards.org/legacy/40th-annie-awards The Annie Awards - "40th Annie Awards"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXIII]]"}}
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{{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics}}|9}}
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{{TB|[[1994]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1994/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics – 1994"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Homer and Apu]]"<br>{{small|for "[[Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?]]"}}}}
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{{TRs|Nominated|3}}
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{{TBT|[[1995]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1995/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics – 1995"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Homer the Great]]"<br>{{small|for "[[We Do|We Do (The Stonecutters' Song)]]"}}}}
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{{TBT|[[1996]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1996/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1996"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]]"<br>{{small|for "[[Señor Burns]]"}}}}
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{{TBT|[[1997]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1997/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1997"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Bart After Dark]]"<br>{{small|for "[[We Put the Spring in Springfield]]"}}}}
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{{TRs|'''Won'''|2}}
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{{TBT|[[1998]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1998/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1998"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]]"<br>{{small|for "[[You're Checkin' In]]"}}}}
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{{TBT|[[2002]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2002/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 2002"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[The Old Man and the Key]]"<br>{{small|for "[[Ode to Branson]]"}}}}
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{{TRs|Nominated|4}}
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{{TBT|[[2003]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2003/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 2003"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]"<br>{{small|for "[[Everybody Hates Ned Flanders]]"}}}}
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{{TBT|[[2004]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2004/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 2004"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[The President Wore Pearls]]"<br>{{small|for "[[A Vote for a Winner]]"}}}}
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{{TBT|[[2005]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2005/outstanding-original-music-and-lyrics Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 2005"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[A Star Is Torn]]"<br>{{small|for "[[Always My Dad]]"}}}}
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{{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series}}|12}}
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{{TB|[[1992]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1992/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-series-original-dramatic-score Television Academy - "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – 1992"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror II]]"}}
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{{TRs|Nominated|12}}
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{{TBT|[[1993]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1993/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-series-original-dramatic-score Television Academy - "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – 1993"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror III]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[1994]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1994/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-series-original-dramatic-score Television Academy - "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – 1994"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Cape Feare]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[1995]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1995/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-series-original-dramatic-score Television Academy - "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – 1995"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror V]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[1998]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1998/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-series-original-dramatic-score Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – 1998"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror VIII]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[1999]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1999/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-series-original-dramatic-score Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series – Dramatic Underscore – 1999"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2001]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2001/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-series-original-dramatic-score Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – 2001"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Simpson Safari]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2004]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2004/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-series-original-dramatic-score Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – 2004"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XIV]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2005]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2005/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-series-original-dramatic-score Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – 2005"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XV]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2008]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2008/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-series-original-dramatic-score Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) - 2008"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XVIII]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2009]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2009/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-series-original-dramatic-score Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) - 2009"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Gone Maggie Gone]]"}}
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{{TBT|[[2011]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2011/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-series-original-dramatic-score Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) - 2011"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXI]]"}}
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{{TRsT|{{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction}}|2}}
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{{TB|[[1997]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1997/outstanding-music-direction Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Direction - 1997"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious]]"}}
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{{TRs|Nominated|2}}
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{{TBT|[[1998]]<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1998/outstanding-music-direction Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Direction - 1998"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[All Singing, All Dancing]]"}}
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== Credits ==
 
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{{Season25A|all=yes|E2n=as Claw-Son's Haste Management}}
 
{{Season25A|all=yes|E2n=as Claw-Son's Haste Management}}
*{{ep|Clown in the Dumps}}
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*{{ep|The Wreck of the Relationship}}
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{{Season27A|all=yes|E5n=as Claw-and-Son's Haste Management}}
*{{ep|Super Franchise Me}}
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{{Season28A|all=yes|E4n=as Claw-and-Son's Haste Management}}
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXV}}
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*{{ep|Opposites A-Frack}}
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*{{ep|Simpsorama}}
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*{{ep|Blazed and Confused}}
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*{{ep|Covercraft}}
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*{{ep|I Won't Be Home for Christmas}}
 
*{{ep|The Man Who Came to Be Dinner}}
 
*{{ep|Bart's New Friend}}
 
*{{ep|The Musk Who Fell to Earth}}
 
*{{ep|Walking Big & Tall}}
 
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*{{ep|Every Man's Dream}}
 
*{{ep|'Cue Detective}}
 
*{{ep|Puffless}}
 
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*{{ep|'Paths of Glory}}
 
*{{ep|Barthood}}
 
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*{{ep|Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4}}
 
*{{ep|Gal of Constant Sorrow}}
 
*{{ep|Lisa the Veterinarian}}
 
*{{ep|The Marge-ian Chronicles}}
 
*{{ep|The Burns Cage}}
 
*{{ep|How Lisa Got Her Marge Back}}
 
*{{ep|Fland Canyon}}
 
*{{ep|To Courier with Love}}
 
*{{ep|Simprovised}}
 
*{{ep|Orange Is the New Yellow}}
 
*{{ep|Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus}}
 
*{{ep|Friends and Family}}
 
*{{ep|The Town}}
 
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*{{ep|Havana Wild Weekend}}
 
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*{{ep|The Last Traction Hero}}
 
*{{ep|The Nightmare After Krustmas}}
 
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*{{ep|The Great Phatsby: Part One}}
 
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*{{ep|The Cad and the Hat}}
 
*{{ep|Kamp Krustier}}
 
*{{ep|22 for 30}}
 
*{{ep|A Father's Watch}}
 
*{{ep|The Caper Chase}}
 
*{{ep|Looking for Mr. Goodbart}}
 
*{{ep|Moho House}}
 
*{{ep|Dogtown}}
 
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*{{ep|Grampy Can Ya Hear Me|("[[Nobody Knows Hans Moleman]]")}}
 
 
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=== Couch gag theme by ===
 
=== Couch gag theme by ===
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=== Composer emeritus ===
 
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*{{ep|Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?}}
 
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*{{ep|The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds}}
 
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Latest revision as of 17:02, October 11, 2024

Alf Clausen
Alf Clausen.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Composer
Composer emeritus
Birth date: March 28, 1941 (1941-03-28) (age 83)
Status:
Inactive
Number of episodes: Actual: 604
Credited: 668
Seasons active: Season 2 - 32
First short: The Force Awakens from Its Nap
Most recent short: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
First episode: "Treehouse of Horror"
Most recent episode: Actual: "Grampy Can Ya Hear Me"
Credited: "The Way of the Dog"
First album: Songs in the Key of Springfield
Latest album: The Simpsons: Testify


Alf Clausen (born March 28, 1941) is an American composer. He served as the composer for The Simpsons from season 2 to season 28. He was also interviewed in The Simpsons: Access All Areas and The Simpsons: America's First Family.

On August 30, 2017, Alf Clausen told Variety that he had been fired from the show as they wanted "a different kind of music".[1] Clausen's last official episode as main composer was "Whistler's Father", although he also composed music for the song "Nobody Knows Hans Moleman" in the episode "Grampy Can Ya Hear Me". However, he received the honorary credit of "composer emeritus" until the end of season 32.

Awards[edit]

Award Year Episode Result
Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Music in a TV Production 1997[2] N/A Won
Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Television Production 1998[3] "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson"
for "Checkin' In"
2000[4] "Behind the Laughter"
Annie Award for Music in an Animated Television Production 2003[5] "Dude, Where's My Ranch?"
2007[6] "Yokel Chords"
Annie Award for Music in a Television Production 2010[7] "Elementary School Musical" Nominated
Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production 2012[8] "Treehouse of Horror XXIII"
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics 1994[9] "Homer and Apu"
for "Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart?"
Nominated
1995[10] "Homer the Great"
for "We Do (The Stonecutters' Song)"
1996[11] "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"
for "Señor Burns"
1997[12] "Bart After Dark"
for "We Put the Spring in Springfield"
Won
1998[13] "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson"
for "You're Checkin' In"
2002[14] "The Old Man and the Key"
for "Ode to Branson"
Nominated
2003[15] "Dude, Where's My Ranch?"
for "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders"
2004[16] "The President Wore Pearls"
for "A Vote for a Winner"
2005[17] "A Star Is Torn"
for "Always My Dad"
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series 1992[18] "Treehouse of Horror II" Nominated
1993[19] "Treehouse of Horror III"
1994[20] "Cape Feare"
1995[21] "Treehouse of Horror V"
1998[22] "Treehouse of Horror VIII"
1999[23] "Treehouse of Horror IX"
2001[24] "Simpson Safari"
2004[25] "Treehouse of Horror XIV"
2005[26] "Treehouse of Horror XV"
2008[27] "Treehouse of Horror XVIII"
2009[28] "Gone Maggie Gone"
2011[29] "Treehouse of Horror XXI"
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction 1997[30] "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious" Nominated
1998[31] "All Singing, All Dancing"

Credits[edit]

Music by[edit]

Couch gag theme by[edit]

Composer emeritus[edit]

Additional music by[edit]

Music Composed by[edit]

Simpsons music composition[edit]

Itchy and Scratchy theme[edit]

Original recordings & compilation produced by[edit]

All musical selections conducted by[edit]

Written by[edit]

Discographical annotation[edit]

Orchestrations by[edit]

Conductor[edit]

Singer[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Variety - "'The Simpsons' Composer Alf Clausen Fired After 27 Years (EXCLUSIVE)"
  2. The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 25th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1997)" (archived on Wayback Machine)
  3. The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 26th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1998)" (archived on Wayback Machine)
  4. The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 28th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2000)" (archived on Wayback Machine)
  5. The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 31st Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2003)" (archived on Wayback Machine)
  6. The Annie Awards - "Legacy: 35th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2007)" (archived on Wayback Machine)
  7. The Annie Awards - "38th Annual Annie Nominations" (archived on Wayback Machine)
  8. The Annie Awards - "40th Annie Awards" (archived on Wayback Machine)
  9. Television Academy - "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics – 1994"
  10. Television Academy - "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics – 1995"
  11. Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1996"
  12. Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1997"
  13. Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 1998"
  14. Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 2002"
  15. Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 2003"
  16. Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 2004"
  17. Television Academy - "Outstanding Music and Lyrics – 2005"
  18. Television Academy - "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – 1992"
  19. Television Academy - "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – 1993"
  20. Television Academy - "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – 1994"
  21. Television Academy - "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – 1995"
  22. Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – 1998"
  23. Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series – Dramatic Underscore – 1999"
  24. Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – 2001"
  25. Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – 2004"
  26. Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – 2005"
  27. Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) - 2008"
  28. Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) - 2009"
  29. Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) - 2011"
  30. Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Direction - 1997"
  31. Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Direction - 1998"


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