Stephen Dean Hilton (February 7, 1974) is an English composer and record producer.
Musical career
The Free Association
Hilton was a member of 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. 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.
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. Hilton and Clery divorced in 2023.