Alf Clausen

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

Alf Clausen
Birth nameAlf Faye Heiberg Clausen
Born (1941-03-28) March 28, 1941 (age 83)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
GenresFilm and television scores
Occupation(s)Composer, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)French horn, piano, bass[1]
Years active1967–present
Websitewww.alfclausen.com

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]

  1. ^ a b "Biography". alfclausen.com. Alf Clausen. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  2. ^ 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.