Una muy triste noticia se desveló ayer durante el estreno en Estados Unidos del episodio más reciente de la serie, «My Life As A Vlog» (34x12):
Se trata del fallecimiento de Chris Ledesma, quien fuera editor musical de Los Simpson durante, literalmente, más de la mitad de su vida, hecho que él mismo celebraba de esta manera en Twitter hace poco más de un año:
Today is a significant milestone for me.
— Chris Ledesma (@mxedtr) September 16, 2021
I am 23,242 days old
I have worked on The Simpsons for 11,621 days
Born 1/28/1958
First day on #TheSimpsons 11/22/1989
Not many can say they have worked at ANY job any more for LITERALLY half their lives.
#Grateful #Blessed
Y es que Chris era especialmente conocido por su gran pasión no solo por su trabajo, sino por además estar ejerciéndolo en Los Simpson. Otra muestra de ello es el blog que escribió durante un tiempo, simpsonsmusic500.wordpress.com, donde entraba en interesantísimos pormenores sobre su trabajo en la serie.
Su estado de salud le obligó a separarse de la serie de su vida al término de la producción de la temporada 33. De hecho, en España nos encontramos actualmente disfrutando de los últimos episodios en los que trabajó, los sobrantes de esa producción de la temporada 33 que están realmente emitiéndose en la 34. En el recientísimo «La Casa-Árbol Del Terror XXXIII» (34×06), eligió como mote de despedida «Chris ‘One Last Time’ Ledesma»:
Aparte de serie, película y cortos recientes, Chris también participó en otro proyecto relacionado dirigiendo a la orquesta en parte del show The Simpsons Take the Bowl, parte que dedicó íntegramente a la música que Alf Clausen realizó para la serie. Del escenario de ese show, el Hollywood Bowl, es la foto que ilustra la noticia arriba del todo.
Así se han despedido de él en Twitter algunos de sus compañeros:
Chris Ledesma was a sweet man who loved his job and was really, really good at it. We miss him. @mxedtr @TheSimpsons pic.twitter.com/XqKBjGLcwM
— Carolyn Omine (@CarolynOmine) January 2, 2023
A truly wonderful man whose love of music was infectious. He actually made me feel like I could carry a tune. Not an easy feat.
— Chris Edgerly 🇺🇦 (@chrisedgerly) January 2, 2023
RIP, Chris Ledesma. https://t.co/lomqL9f0tz
This breaks my heart, may he rest in peace. He was so friendly with everyone! Animation worked on a different campus than sound, but he was always welcoming & many of us knew him. I met him during The Movie & he always said hi at the premiere parties. Thank you for everything. ♥️ https://t.co/wULYCUejeq
— Erika Isabel Vega (@eiVega) January 2, 2023
very sad to learn that simpsons music wizard Chris Ledesma passed. in my time as WA/SC I emailed with daily for clarity and clearances on music in the scripts and we always would end up just chatting. a real nice dude. watch a Simpson and appreciate the music tonight for him
— danielle weisberg (@danielleweisber) January 2, 2023
Same. Somehow, I just found out. 😢
— Taylor Allen (@Taylor_M_Allen) January 2, 2023
An excellent guy who was very nice to me as a PA on the movie and a great partner in editorial.
.@TheSimpsons A wonderful, hard working, very talented man who will be missed by all he knew. pic.twitter.com/pFR1dMHeQ8
— Al Jean (@AlJean) January 2, 2023
Such a giant loss for the Simpsons family. Chris was a wonderful guy, a great musical talent, and a true professional who made every Simpsons episode from Seasons 1-33 better. I’ll miss working with him and sharing the ups and downs of our beloved Angels (him) and Mets (me). pic.twitter.com/MCzyzqYXbb
— Michael Price (@mikepriceinla) January 2, 2023
Chris Ledesma was a sweet, goofy guy with a giant heart — his amazing musical life is played out over 33 years of @TheSimpsons https://t.co/27NwwuSh1s
— Matt Selman (@mattselman) January 3, 2023
I worked closely with Chris and Alf Clausen on many Simpsons episodes, especially my later ones. Lots of late nights on the scoring and dub stages. A huge musical talent, great patience and skill as a voice director, a wonderful guy. So sorry we lost him. https://t.co/4aWOFE6EK7
— Ian Maxtone-Graham (@ianhmg) January 3, 2023
Chris Ledesma was one of the kindest, mega-talented people working on a crew full of kind, mega-talented people. I hadn't worked with him in a while but his friendliness over twitter these last few years was truly felt. Rest in peace, dear Chris.
— Josh Weinstein (@Joshstrangehill) January 2, 2023
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
Por parte de los fans, por quienes me tomo el permiso de hablar, siempre recordaremos esa pasión y esa alegría que logró transmitirnos tanto en la serie, como en su cuenta de Twitter y en su blog. Gracias por hacernos partícipes de un trocito de tu trabajo. Descansa en paz.
