Alf Clausen
Composer · Died May 29, 2025, aged 84 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
American film and television composer 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.
Biography from TMDB.
- March 28, 1941
- May 29, 2025 (aged 84)
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Composer
- 16 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Alf Clausen's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 0
Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Alf Clausen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Alf Clausen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
May the 12th Be with You(2024)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Rogue Not Quite One(2023)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Half Baked(1998)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Critic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
A Very Retail Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Wickedest Witch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
She Knows Too Much(1989)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
My First Love(1988)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Channel 99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Double Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Number One with a Bullet(1987)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Murder in Three Acts(1986)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
ALF(1986)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Stranded(1986)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off(1986)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
My Science Project(1985)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Moonlighting(1985)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Mr. Mom(1983)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 1981 to 2024.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Alf Clausen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 16 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed7
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Alf Clausen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alf Clausen's MovieCove titles; Gary Nelson shares the most, 2.
- Gary NelsonShared titles: Police Story: The Watch Commander (1988), Murder in Three Acts (1986)See all 2 shared titles with Gary Nelson
- Donald R. RodeShared titles: Police Story: The Watch Commander (1988), Murder in Three Acts (1986)See all 2 shared titles with Donald R. Rode