The
composer and
orchestrator of nearly all the music on
The Simpsons (other than the
theme music by
Danny Elfman) since its thirteenth episode in
1990. An extremely
talented man who manages to come up with appropriate melodies for the
lyrics and
dialogue written by the show's
writers, and make sure that the voice actors can even reach the notes their character is going to sing. He's won
Emmys for "You're Checking In" and "We Put The Spring In Springfield."
He was born 28 March 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but was raised in North Dakota. He has also scored The Critic, Moonlighting and ALF.