Alf Clausen, responsible for some of the show’s most iconic songs, was told producers wanted “a different kind of music.”

The composer responsible for the iconic scores of Fox’s animated hit show The Simpsons’, two-time Emmy award winner Alf Clausen has been fired from the show after 27 years, Variety reported. Clausen, who has been the show’s sole composer since 1990, responsible for its musical parodies and audience favourites – not including the theme song, which was composed by Danny Elfman – told Variety he received a call from producer Richard Sakai telling him that the show was looking for “a different kind of music”.

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Clausen has won two Emmy’s for his work, not to mention 21 nominations for his music on the show dating back to 1992, writing the music for more than 560 episodes. He is the genius behind well-loved songs such as the Monorail Song from season four, We Do (The Stonecutters’ Song) from season six and the music of season eight’s Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious episode – a parody of Mary Poppins. In fact, it’s Clausen’s parodies of musicals (real and imagined) that...