Stephen Hilton

Stephen Hilton
Birth name	Stephen Dean Hilton
Born	(1974-02-07) February 7, 1974 (age 51) England
Occupation(s)	Composer, record producer
Spouse(s)	Pati Yang (m.?; div.?) Laura Clery (m. 2012; sep. 2022)

Stephen Dean Hilton (February 7, 1974) ^[1] is an English composer and record producer.

Musical career

The Free Association

Hilton was a member of The Free Association with David Holmes. ^[2] Together as a band of composers and producers they scored the futuristic love story, Code 46 , directed by Michael Winterbottom. ^[3] This resulted in a nomination for European Composer of the Year at the European Movie Awards. The Free Association also scored Bronwen Hughes' film Stander , based on a true story about South African chief of police in 1979.

The band's music features on a variety of car adverts, including a Renault Clio Campaign (UK) and a VW Campaign (Germany & Turkey). Other repertoire has been licensed to CSI (the American crime drama series) amongst other TV series. ^[4]

FlyKKller

With singer Pati Yang he did a project called FlyKKiller.^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

Hilton's first wife was musician Pati Yang.

Hilton married his second wife, internet celebrity and comedian Laura Clery in 2012 and appeared frequently in her videos.^{[ citation needed ]} The couple had two children together. ^[5] Hilton and Clery divorced in 2023. ^[6]

Credits

Scores (as composer)

2003

• Stander - Composer
• Code 46 - Composer

2011

• Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon – additional music

2012

• Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted - Producer of songs / Additional music / Arranger
• "The 84th Annual Academy Awards" - Additional music / Arranger

2013

• Fast And Furious 6 - Additional music / Arranger

2014

• The Pyramid Texts - Composer
• Kill Command - Composer
• Sword of Vengeance - Composer
• The Big Leaf - Composer
• Hungry (Season 2) -Composer
• The Amazing Spiderman 2 - Composer / Additional music / Arranger
• Counting Backwrds - Composer
• Drugs INC - Composer

2016

• Kong Skull Island - Composer / Additional music
• Jack Reacher Never Go Back – composer additional music

2017

• The Predator - Composer additional music
• Romans - Composer

Scores (as composer)

1999

• The World Is Not Enough
• The Bone Collector
• Plunkett & Macleane
• Best Laid Plans ^[7]

2000

• Shaft

2001

• Buffalo Soldiers as musician: keyboards (as Steve Hilton)
• Ocean's Eleven as music programmer
• Kiss of the Dragon as music programmer - musician: keyboards
• Moulin Rouge! as music programmer

2002

• Enough Uncredited - as musician: programming and keyboards
• Analyze That as music programmer
• Die Another Day as music programmer

2004

• Ocean's Twelve as music programmer - musician: keyboards

2005

• Four Brothers as music programmer

2007

• Ocean's Thirteen as music programmer - musician: keyboards
• Hot Fuzz as music programmer - musician: keyboards
• A Mighty Heart as music programmer - musician: keyboards

2008

• Quantum of Solace as music programmer - musician: keyboards and programming (As Steve Hilton)
• How To Lose Friends and Alienate People as musician: programming and keyboards

2010

• Megamind as additional music arranger - music arranger
• How Do You Know as music arranger

2011

• "The Dilemma" as music arranger
• "Kung Fu Panda 2" as additional music arranger
• "Haywire" as music arranger (uncredited)
• "Assassin's Creed: Revelations" as additional music arranger

2012

• "The 84th Annual Academy Awards" as music arranger
• "Wrath of the Titans" keyboards, programming and remix
• "Madagascar 3 Europes Most Wanted" as additional music arranger - composer: additional music
• "Savages" as musician: programming and keyboards

2013

• "Kick Ass 2" (rmx)
• "47 Ronin" as keyboards: beats and programming
• "The Great Gatsby"
• GI Joe 2: Retaliation

2015

• Kung Fu Panda 3 – additional music

Music producer credits

1992

• The John Spencer Blues Explosion – Blues Explosion ^[7]

1998

• Depeche Mode – Only When I Lose Myself

1999

• Pet Shop Boys – Nightlife ("In Denial")

2002

• Pulp – We Love Life (5 tracks)

2003

• Melanie C – Reason ("Home")
• Martina Topley-Bird – Quixotic ("Steve's (Day's of a Gun)")
• Moloko – Things To Make And Do ("The Time Is Now")

2004

• The John Spencer Blues Explosion – Damage ("Spoiled", "You Been My Baby")

2005

• Natasha Bedingfield – “I Bruise Easily” (4 track single)
• Doves – Black and White Town

Work as composer/songwriter

• National Movie Awards Theme
• Flykkllr – Album
• Siouxsie Sioux – Drone Zone
• David Holmes – Forthcoming Album
• Pati Yang – Silent Treatment
• Pati Yang – All That Is Thirst
• Free Association – David Holmes Presents The Free Association
• Free Association – Come Get It, Got It
• Craig Armstrong – Amber
• Craig Armstrong – Starless
• Craig Armstrong – Ruthless Gravity
• Children – Sell My Pulse

Remixes

• No Doubt – Settle Down
• No Doubt – Lookin Hot
• Siouxsie Sioux – Here Comes That Day
• Primal Scream – Uptown
• Craig Armstrong – Glasgow
• Orbital – Gobsmack
• Kharma 45's – Political Soul
• Jacob Fletcher – Don't Go Down
• Answering Machine – Silent Hotels
• The 45 King – The 900 Number

References

1. "It's My Birthday". Instagram. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
2. Andy Gill (18 October 2002). "Album: The Free Association". The Independent . Retrieved 24 June 2025.
3. Andy Gill (29 August 2003). "David Holmes – The Soundtrack of our Lives". The Independent. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
4. "HotHouse Music". HotHouse Music. Archived from the original on 5 December 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
5. "Laura Clery gets candid about coparenting with an addict - Upworthy". www.upworthy.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
6. Allen, Joseph (23 June 2023). "Laura Clery Recently Announced That She Was Getting a Divorce From Stephen Hilton". Distractify. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
7. "Stephen Hilton on IMDb". IMDb . Retrieved 3 November 2009.

External links

• Flykkllr Official Website
• HotHouse Music
• Stephen Hilton at IMDb