Alf Clausen

Absolutely. Absolutely. I'm very, very serious about this. And I hearken back to another phrase that an old trumpet player friend of mine told me a long, long time ago. You can't vaudeville vaudeville. meaning that if something is funny already, if you try to put something funny on top of it, it will dull the issue rather than enhance it.

Absolutely. Absolutely. I'm very, very serious about this. And I hearken back to another phrase that an old trumpet player friend of mine told me a long, long time ago. You can't vaudeville vaudeville. meaning that if something is funny already, if you try to put something funny on top of it, it will dull the issue rather than enhance it.

Therefore, not only in creating the songs, but in creating the underscore music for The Simpsons and trying to give credence to the emotional content of what the characters are saying. I'm always extremely serious.

Therefore, not only in creating the songs, but in creating the underscore music for The Simpsons and trying to give credence to the emotional content of what the characters are saying. I'm always extremely serious.

Therefore, not only in creating the songs, but in creating the underscore music for The Simpsons and trying to give credence to the emotional content of what the characters are saying. I'm always extremely serious.

And I think what happens is that the listener and observer gets pulled into the situation more effectively once the music is serious so that when the gag finally comes, the gag then becomes twice as funny.

And I think what happens is that the listener and observer gets pulled into the situation more effectively once the music is serious so that when the gag finally comes, the gag then becomes twice as funny.

And I think what happens is that the listener and observer gets pulled into the situation more effectively once the music is serious so that when the gag finally comes, the gag then becomes twice as funny.