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]
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]