Alf Clausen, Emmy-Winning ‘Simpsons’ Composer, Dies at 84 (variety.com)

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[-] FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 2 months ago

The theme was written by Danny Elfman

[-] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Fun fact: he gets more money from that theme than anything else by far, in part because he sings "The Simpsons" at the beginning of the theme, which counts as performance royalties. He wrote the whole thing in four hours.

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