When the 29th season of "The Simpsons" premieres in the fall, it will, for the first time in decades, be doing so without its longtime musical contributor, Alf Clausen. In short, nearly every classic music moment of "The Simpsons" has featured Clausen's fingerprints. On Twitter, fans thanked Clausen for his work while expressing outrage at the circumstances surrounding his departure. Clausen quickly corrected him with a one-word reply: "Email ..."On Thursday, producers for "The Simpsons" issued a statement to Variety. It stressed that Clausen will continue to contribute to the series:“We tremendously value Alf Clausen’s contributions to ‘The Simpsons’ and he will continue to have an ongoing role in the show.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 31, 2017 18:21 UTC