Stephen Hilton

Stephen Hilton

Stephen Hilton is a composer, record producer, musician and programmer. He currently has a publishing deal with Universal Music.

Film

Hilton wrote the original score for "The Children" (Vertigo Films), "New York Town Killers" (Independent), "Salvage" (Hoax Films) and "Vida Ballet" (Tigerlily Films), to name a few. He collaborated with renowned composer David Holmes on "Cherrybomb" and "Hunger", which received critical acclaim worldwide.

His electronic work on movie scores comprises of some 20 Hollywood features including two James Bond movies; "The World Is Not Enough" and "Die Another Day". Other credits include Oceans 11, 12 & 13, "Moulin Rouge!", "Shaft", "Zoolander", "The Bone Collector", "Plunkett and MacClean", "Analyse That", "Buffalo Soldiers" and Luc Besson's "Kiss Of The Dragon".

Hilton recently produced the score for the new Caroline Aherne film, in collaboration with Badly Drawn Boy.

Music

Stephen co-wrote the track "Drone Zone" with Siouxsie Sioux, for her long awaited solo artist album MantaRay. Stephen has worked with many artists, and has contributed to the works of Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, Moloko, Isaac Hayes, The Pet Shop Boys, Scott Walker, Pulp, David Holmes, Bomb the Bass, Mel 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. He has also remixed songs by Orbital, Craig Armstrong and Primal Scream. Stephen composed, produced and mixed the music for the National Movie Awards.

The Free Association

Stephen 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. 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.

Flykkllr

Stephen is one half of electronic rock band FlyKKiller (now called FLYKKLLR), his debut artist project with vocalist Pati Yang. They were reviewed by The Sunday Times as the “best psyched up twisted soul record of the year”. The LP was released in October '07. His work is notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. and includes a remix of the single by David Holmes.

Credits

Scores

2009

• Salvage
• Only When I Dance (a.k.a Vida Ballet)
• Cherrybomb

2008

• The Children
• New Town Killers

2006

• The 18th Electricity Plan

2005

• The War Within

2003

• Stander
• Code 46 (TV) - Opening and closing title themes

Film OST (As Musician/Music Programmer)

2008

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

2007

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

2005

• Four Brothers

2004

• Ocean’s Twelve

2002

• Enough
• Analyze That
• Die Another Day

2001

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

2000

• [[Shaft (2000 film)|Shaft

1999

• The World Is Not Enough
• The Bone Collector
• Plunkett & Macleane
• Best Laid Plans

Music Programming Credits

2005

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

2004

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

2003

• Mel C – Reason (“Home”)
• Martina Topley-Bird – Quixotic (“Steve’s (Day’s Of A Gun)”)
• Moloko – Things To Make And Do (“The Time Is Now”)

2002

• Pulp – We Love Life (5 tracks)

1999

• Pet Shop Boys – Nightlife (“In Denial”)

1998

• Depeche Mode – Only When I Lose Myself

1992

• The John Spencer Blues Explosion – Blues Explosion

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 Holms 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

Remix

• 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

Links

• Flykkllr Official Website
• HotHouse Music