Chris Ledesma, The beloved music editor of the popular show The Simpsons dies at the age of 64 and the cause of death is still unknown.
Chris Ledesma has passed away at 64
According to the reports of The Hollywood Reporter, the beloved music editor passed away on 16 December 2022. Ledesma’s cause of death is undisclosed in respect of his grieving family. Including his wife, two daughters, sons-in-law, and three grandchildren. We will surely update the article in case of revelation.
- The respected music editor, Chris Ledesma once shared that the most rewarding part of the job for him is the ability to support and care for his family while working with genuinely nice people on a show that makes other people happy.
Chris Ledesma as music editor of The Simpsons
Chris Ledesma leaves an extensive legacy as the music editor of The Simpsons. He worked on every single episode from the first till 734. The Fox animated series premiered in 1989 and Ledesma was an irreplaceable part of it through the seasons.
- He was filling in as a music editor on Fox’s The Tracey Ullman Show when The Simpsons premiered as a series. Back then it was merely a compilation of shorts playing in between shows and commercial breaks. On 22 November 1989, the spinoff started including Chris Ledesma as the music editor.
- The famous music editor once shared his first emotions about The Simpsons through his blog in 2011. He was a little skeptical of turning the little 30 and at times 60 second features during the Tracey Ullman Show into a full-fledged show with half-an-hour running time. However, all of that went straight out the window as soon as he saw the first two episodes.
- Later in September 2021 while reminiscing about the show Ledesma tweet a new realization. He shared his excitement through a Tweet stating that he was with The Simpsons for more than half his life. He shared the math converting his age and the years worked on the show into days. At the time of the Tweet, he was 23,242 days old and was part of The Simpsons as an employee for 11,621 of them. He boasted that this is a rare and precious milestone achieved by him.
- Unfortunately, he left the show in May with his final Simpson episode. Which aired in November as the eighth installment of season 34. Upon his unexpected death, the series paid tribute to him on Sunday night with an end title card reading, “In loving memory of Chris Ledesma.”
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Works of Chris Ledesma
Chris Ledesma started playing piano at the age of three by listening to it and proceeded to have a memorable career in the music industry. He decided to officially pursue the career while at CalArts and also was an orchestral conducting major at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
- Ledesma joined as an apprentice music editor at the leading music editing house Segue Music in 1985. Here he handled MTM Enterprises shows Hill Street Blues and St. Elsewhere. Further, he worked for Music Design Group and launched his own company, Click Track Inc. in 1992.
We will all miss Chris Ledesma so very much. A terrific and wonderful guy who was terrific and wonderful at his job. A solid musician and music editor. Great conductor too. A real loss for all… @mxedtr @TheSimpsons pic.twitter.com/rWbpQyrDua
— David Silverman 🇺🇦 (@tubatron) January 3, 2023
- He also worked on Hallmark Hall of Fame telefilms, the 1988 miniseries War and Remembrance, and the 1993 TV movie Gypsy – earning Emmy nominations for the latter two.
- Some of his other famous works include Back in the U.S.S.R. and Dark Shadows (1991), Pure Country (1992), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995), Blast From the Past and Dudley Do-Right (1999).
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Chris Ledesma poured his heart and soul into crafting the musical language of @TheSimpsons. Chris imbued every episode of the show over 33 seasons with his deep knowledge and even deeper passion for the music which has become a part of so many peoples’ lives.
— Matt Selman (@mattselman) January 4, 2023
Future audiences will enjoy Chris Lednesma’s work with just as much enthusiasm as he contained for his creation. We would surely update you with more information about the cause of his death as soon as it is shared. To know more remarkable careers in entertainment, sports and gaming follow Spiel Times.
