Simpsons Incidental Music

[GoblinAhFuckScary]

Big fan of Alf Clausen's work and it seems to be barely appreciated, what with his contributions being whittled further and further into the Simpsons's inexorable death spiral and his firing in 2019, which he then accused the showrunners of ageism for.

I associate him heavily with some of the most heartfelt scenes such as the gorgeous piece at the end of Mother Simpson.

I got thinking about him Watching the Rosebud episode earlier where there's a particular recurring cue that plays in more chaotic scenes. Pops up again later in the planet of the donuts dream in Simpson Tide later in season 9. Really wanted to know if it was meant to be a direct musical reference and it's surprising to find no recordings or info available.

Alf's good

Rosebud

Slightly different here in the donuts scene

[Magnum Valentino]

Been a while since I watched it but remember consciously thinking "this music is BRILLIANT" once when watching Bart Gets An F. All the little fantasies and cutaways and stuff like the land of chocolate and the bitt with the Beatles and Lisa in the sky with no diamonds are brilliant too, yes, he's absolutely excellent and a very unsung contributor to the feel of the classic era overall. I don't ever remember hearing much about him on the commentaries even.

[St_Eddie]

Really wanted to know if it was meant to be a direct musical reference and it's surprising to find no recordings or info available.

Alf's good

Rosebud

Slightly different here in the donuts scene

It's a riff on Jerry Goldsmith's Planet of the Apes soundtrack.  I take it you haven't seen the film?  I would have thought that the visuals/gags alone might have clued you in.

[GoblinAhFuckScary]

WELL I had made that assumption with both being clear visual references, but no I've not seen the originals (tim burton one tho corrrr). That being the case it's interesting how that particular musical reference became part of the usual simpsons cue stock in the zombie era

[St_Eddie]

I've not seen the originals (tim burton one tho corrrr).

Oh dear.  I recommend scrubbing the remake from your mind and watching the original instead.