This is FRESH AIR. The familiar theme song to the long-running animated TV series "The Simpsons" was written by Danny Elfman. But for the next 27 seasons from the show's launch in 1990 until 2017, all ...

Starting in 1990 and continuing until 2017, Alf Clausen composed the score for the hit animated sitcom "The Simpsons." A lot of the incidental music on the show was extrapolated from the theme song ...

Alf Clausen, the longtime composer for “The Simpsons,” has died. He was 84. Clausen died May 29 at his home in Valley Village, Los Angeles after being diagnosed with the brain disease progressive ...

When I asked folks for their favorite Simspons songs and musical moments this one didn’t come up much. I think that’s because it’s “hidden” in the credits of the fantastic season three ...