Stephen Hilton

Stephen Dean Hilton (February 7, 1974) is an English composer, record producer, YouTuber & influencer.

Stephen Hilton
Birth name	Stephen Dean Hilton
Born	(1974-02-07) February 7, 1974 (age 50) England
Occupation(s)	Composer, record producer
Spouse(s)	Pati Yang (m.?; div.?) Laura Clery (m. 2012; sep. 2022)

Early life

Stephen Dean Hilton was born in England on February 7, 1974.

Filmography

Hilton's work on movie scores consists of about 50 Hollywood features including franchises like Pirates of the Caribbean, Madagascar, The Fast and Furious, Kung Fu Panda, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Megamind, and four James Bond movies including The World Is Not Enough and Quantum of Solace. Other credits include Ocean's 11, 12 and 13, Moulin Rouge!, Shaft, Zoolander, The Bone Collector, Plunkett & Macleane, Analyze That, Buffalo Soldiers and Luc Besson's Kiss of the Dragon. More recently, Hilton joined his wife, Internet celebrity Laura Clery, to form "Idiots Inc" – a digital media company, creating viral entertainment content and producing shows for TV / Digital and Commercials

Hilton wrote the original scores for New Town Killers, The Children, Cherrybomb, Salvage, Third Star, Sword of Vengeance and Kill Command among others. He also collaborated with composer David Holmes on Code 46, Haywire and Hunger, which received critical acclaim worldwide.^[1]

Musical career

Stephen produced acts such as Gwen Stefani, Hans Zimmer, FKA Twigs, No Doubt, U2, Pharrell Williams, Jack White, Alicia Keys, Siouxsie Sioux, Wale, Crystal Castles, Madonna, Moby, Dave Stewart, Depeche Mode, Ke$ha, Massive Attack, Mikky Ekko, Miguel, Shirley Bassey, Sky Ferreira, Purity Ring, Alanis Morissette, Chris Lake, Moloko, Isaac Hayes, The Pet Shop Boys, Scott Walker, Pulp, David Holmes, Bomb the Bass, Melanie C, The Divine Comedy, Dirty Vegas, Martina Topley-Bird, Natasha Bedingfield, Joy Zipper, The John Spencer Blues Explosion, David Arnold, Trevor Horn and Rick Nowels.^[2] He has also remixed songs by No Doubt, Sky Ferreira Orbital, Craig Armstrong and Primal Scream and provided many compositions for commercials for companies such as Apple (multiple spots), Ferrari / Shell, Mercedes, Audi, Guinness, VW, Levi's, Comme De Garcon, Sony, Renault Clio, Amex and Jean Paul Gaultier Stephen composed, produced and mixed the music for the 83rd Academy Awards cermenomy & National Movie Awards.^[3]

The Free Association

Stephen and a band of Dobermans formed The Free Association with David Holmes. Together as a band of composers and producers they scored the futuristic love story, Code 46, directed by Michael Winterbottom.^[4] 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 Free Association's album received critical acclaim and the band embarked on an extensive European tour, performing at Glastonbury, V2003, Kristiansand and Roskilde and on BBC's Later with Jools Holland. 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.^[3]

FlyKKller

Stephen sometimes uses the moniker FlyKKiller (now called FLYKKLLR), his debut artist project .^[5] The album was reviewed by The Sunday Times & New York Times as the "best psyched up twisted soul record of the year". The band were lauded by the music press as one of the most important breakthrough acts of the year. His work is notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements.

Personal life

Hilton's first wife was artist Pati Yang. Hilton married second wife, internet celebrity and comedian Laura Clery in 2012^[6] and frequently appears in her videos. On 15 November 2018, Hilton and Clery announced via Facebook they were expecting their first child.^[7] They now have two children, Alfred Sound Hilton (b. 2019)^[8] and Penelope “Poppy” Marilyn Hilton (b. 2021).^[9] They currently reside in Los Angeles, California. In November 2021, Hilton revealed that he is autistic.^[10]

As of August 2022, Hilton and his wife separated.^[11]

Credits

Scores (as composer)

2003

• Stander Composer
• Code 46 Composer

2011

• "Transformers 3 Dark of the Moon" – additional music

2012

• "Madagascar 3 Europes 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 " (Def Jam films) Composer
• "Hungry Season 2 " (Def Jam films) 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^[12]

2000

• Shaft

2001

• Buffalo Soldier
• Ocean's Eleven
• Kiss of the Dragon
• Moulin Rouge!

2002

• Enough
• Analyze That
• Die Another Day

2004

• Ocean's Twelve

2005

• Four Brothers

2007

• Ocean's Thirteen
• Hot Fuzz
• A Mighty Heart

2008

• Quantum of Solace
• How To Lose Friends and Alienate People

2010

• "Megamind"
• "How Do You Know"

2011

• "The Dilema"
• "Kung Fu Panda 2"
• "Haywire"
• "Assassin's Creed: Revelations"

2012

• "The 84th Annual Academy Awards"
• "Wrath of the Titans"
• "Madagascar 3 Europes Most Wanted"
• "Savages"

2013

• "Kick Ass 2" (rmx)
• "47 Ronin "
• "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^[12]

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. "Irish Examiner – "Maze hunger strike film opens to critical acclaim in Cannes". Irish Examiner. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
2. "Only When I Dance – Cast & Crew". Retrieved 12 February 2010.
3. "HotHouse Music". HotHouse Music. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
4. "David Holmes – The Soundtrack of our Lives". The Independent. 29 August 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2010.^{[dead link]}
5. "Flykkiller – Official Website". Retrieved 26 November 2009.
6. "Laura Clery". YouTube. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
7. Clery, Laura. "I'm PREGNANT". Facebook. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
8. Clery, Laura, The Birth Of Our Son !, retrieved 22 October 2023
9. The Birth of our Daughter (FINALE!) ** UNMEDICATED / INTENSE**, retrieved 22 October 2023
10. Hilton, Stephen (5 November 2021). "FOUND OUT I'M AUTISTIC!! **EMOTIONAL** **Trigger Warnings**". YouTube. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
11. Clery, Laura. "We Separated". YouTube.
12. "Stephen Hilton on IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 3 November 2009.

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External links

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

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