Alf Clausen

Not to be confused with Australian rules football player Alf Clauscen.

Alf Clausen
Background information
Born
Alf Faye Heiberg Clausen

(1941-03-28)March 28, 1941
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedMay 29, 2025(2025-05-29) (aged 84)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresFilm and television scores
Occupations
  • Composer
  • songwriter
  • producer
Instruments
  • French horn
  • piano
  • bass
Years active1967–2017
Websitewww.alfclausen.com

Alf Faye Heiberg Clausen (March 28, 1941 – May 29, 2025) was 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 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.

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