Dirk Pilaet (born March 20, 1962, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium), known professionally as Brian Clifton, is a Belgian musician, composer and orchestrator.

(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.