Brian Clifton (composer)
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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]
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
- De Dwaling (1987) (mini) TV Series
- Het Ultieme kerstverhaal (1987) by Vincent Rouffaer
- A Three-Day Weekend (1988)
- Hoogtevrees (1988) by Vincent Rouffaer
- Sarah? Sarah (1989) by Jan Keymeulen
- Trouble in Paradise (1989) by Robbe De Hert
- Alfa Papa Tango (1990) TV Series by Vincent Rouffaer
- De Leraarskamer (1991) by Vincent Rouffaer
- Less Dead Than the Others (1992) by Frans Buyens
- De Ware vrienden (1993) TV Series by Vincent Rouffaer
- Over the Rainbow (1995) by Rudolf Mestdagh
- Bird of Prey (1995) by Temístocles López
- Bayou Ghost (1997) by Gardner Compton
- Back in Business - Heart of Stone (1997)
- Tot mijn laatste adem (2000)
- Hollywood aan de Schelde - part 1 (2001) TV Series by Robbe De Hert
- Saturday Night Fear (2001) by Jeroen Dumoulein
- Hollywood aan de Schelde - part 2 (2004) TV Series by Robbe De Hert
- Sprookjes (2004) TV Series
- Spike and Suzy: The Dark Diamond (2004) by Rudi van den Bossche
- Ellekra (2004) by Rudolf Mestdagh - Best Film Music Nomination at Syracuse Film Festival
- WaWa (2005) TV Series
- The King Maker (2005)
- Badoir (2005) by Diego Deceuninck
- Droomtijd (2006)
- Ghajaana (2006)
- Blinker en de blixvaten (2008) by Filip Van Neyghem
- Bobby en de Geestenjagers (2013) by Martin Lagestee
- Bingo (2013) by Rudi Van Den Bossche
- Andromeda (2013)
- Speculum (2014)
- I Wish My Life (2014)
- Echo (2015)
- Everything But a Man (2017) by Nnegest Likké
Music for musicals
- De Plattegrond van het Moeras by Lulu Aertgeerts
- The Holiday Love Show by Lulu Aertgeerts
- Malus by Brian Clifton
- Prins Blauwert (of Marc De Bel) by Vincent Rouffaer
References
- ^ Brian Clifton - Filmography, Internet Movie Data Base, retrieved on November 11th, 2017
- ^ Frame by Frame III: A Filmography of the African Diasporan Image by Audrey T. McCluskey, 1994-2004, "Back in Business" (1996), p.58
- ^ Brian Clifton discography, vpro.nl, retrieved on November 11th, 2017
- ^ The Making Of The Jupiler ProLeague soccer Hymne 2011-2017, Hymne composed by Brian Clifton
- ^ "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.