Colleagues of the late music editor Chris Ledesma pay tribute to the man who curated memorable musical moments on The Simpsons for over 30 years.
abc.net.au/news/chris-ledesma-the-simpsons-music-editor-dead/101826486Chris Ledesma, who worked as music editor on every episode of the iconic animated series The Simpsons since its inception in 1989 until May 2022, has died. He was 64.
Tributes have been flowing on social media, including from Simpsons writer Carolyn Omine, showrunners Matt Selman and Al Jean, and current music editor Jake Schaefer.Ledesma worked on more than 700 episodes of the show and on September 17, 2021, posted about a "significant milestone"., Ledesma wrote about producing music for The Simpsons and blogged about the "highs and lows" of his career and involvement with the show since November 1989.
"The simple explanation I give most often is, 'the composer is the creative guy who dreams up the music, I am the technical guy who makes sure it gets into the show on time and in sync.'"As well as being a cultural phenomenon, The Simpsons produced many classic musical moments. The Simpsons 1991 episode Stark Raving Dad featured Michael Jackson voicing a character, centre, who sung Lisa's happy birthday song.
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