Brian Clifton (composer)
Dirk Pilaet (born March 20, 1962, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium), known professionally as Brian Clifton, is a Belgian musician, composer and orchestrator. He composed the music for over 30 films and television series, including De Kollega's Maken de Brug! (1988), the VRT series Alfa Papa Tango (1990-1991), the American movies Bird of Prey (1995) featuring Richard Chamberlain and Philippe Mora's Back in Business (1997), Ellektra (2004) starring Matthias Schoenaerts and Axelle Red, and Spike and Suzy: The Dark Diamond (2004).
Brian Clifton | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dirk Thyssens |
| Born | March 22, 1962 Wilrijk, Belgium |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, record producer |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Website | www |
Brian Clifton has been associated with film directors such as Vincent Rouffaer, Robbe De Hert and Nnegest Likké. Clifton is also known for composing the hymn for the Belgian First Division A, the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium, TV commercials for ICI Paris XL and Christian Dior, and the End Titles for the 2005 Thai historical drama film The King Maker.
In recent years, he became a steady guest-lecturer at the Brussels film school RITCS-School of Arts.