Brian Clifton (composer)

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Background information
Birth nameDirk Thyssens
Born (1962-03-22) March 22, 1962 (age 62)
Wilrijk, Belgium
Genres Film score
Occupation(s) Composer, conductor, record producer
Years active1984present
Website www.brianclifton.be

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]

Selected works

Music for movies and series

Music for musicals

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References

  1. Brian Clifton - Filmography, Internet Movie Data Base, retrieved on November 11th, 2017
  2. Frame by Frame III: A Filmography of the African Diasporan Image by Audrey T. McCluskey, 1994-2004, "Back in Business" (1996), p.58
  3. Brian Clifton discography, vpro.nl, retrieved on November 11th, 2017
  4. The Making Of The Jupiler ProLeague soccer Hymne 2011-2017, Hymne composed by Brian Clifton
  5. "Royal Institute of Theatre, Cinema and Sound, Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel, Brian Clifton, retrieved on November 11th, 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-11-11.