Niels Erling Emmanuel Brene (14 November 1896 – 17 May 1980) was a Danish composer. He was born and died in Copenhagen. In 1948, he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his orchestral composition Vigeur (Vigour). Erling Brene was an accomplished composer and music teacher from 1950–70 at The Ellebjerg School in Copenhagen.