LOS ANGELES — Chris Ledesma, the former longtime music editor for the hit animated TV series "The Simpsons," has died. He was 64.
Fox confirmed Ledesma's death to the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday, just days after announcing it in a Sunday episode of "The Simpsons." The first episode of the new year concluded with a post-credits tribute card that featured the titular family sitting down on their couch with a cartoon rendering of Ledesma.
"In loving memory of Chris Ledesma," read the tribute. The drawing showed the cartoon Ledesma holding a conductor's baton while Simpson children Lisa, Maggie and Bart played instruments.