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 |
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). [1] [2]
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Brian Clifton has been associated with film directors such as Vincent Rouffaer, Robbe De Hert and Nnegest Likké. [3] Clifton is also known for composing the hymn for the Belgian First Division A, the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium, [4] 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. [5]
