About

Steve Horner (he/him) is a composer, producer, and songwriter who creates a diverse range of music spanning multiple genres and mediums. What sets his work apart is scope: score, sound design, and mix all come from one source, as a single creative process rather than three separate vendors. His original music and production can be heard in feature films and documentaries, animated series, trailers, and commercials, as well as on top artist hits around the world.
He composed the score and sound design for the 2019 Academy Award-nominated animated short One Small Step from TAIKO Studios, which has surpassed 48 million views on YouTube. The score won Best Soundtrack at the Sulmona International Film Festival and Best Score at the Scruffy City Film & Music Festival. He continued that collaboration with TAIKO across animated projects for Pokémon and Lego, and has since delivered complete audio on three original animated series for MAKE Originals: Brave Hurts, House on the Outlands, and Sunny Side Down. Recent mix work through Make Visual includes campaigns for Hasbro, Mattel, and Crunchyroll.
Recent work also includes his remix of "Buss 'Em Up," which plays over the end credits of The Hawk (Netflix, S1E9), and orchestral layering for trailer campaigns including A24's Past Lives and Paramount's Heart of the Beast. In 2022, his strings cover of Harry Styles' "Sign Of The Times" featured prominently in Season 2 of Bridgerton (Netflix) and has surpassed 34 million streams on Spotify, drawing coverage from Variety on how the cover was created and placed.
On the pop side, Steve created and co-produced the orchestral arrangement for Rachel Platten's "Girls (String Version)" and produced a custom remix of Mary J. Blige's "I'm Goin' Down" to promote her documentary My Life for Amazon Studios. He has co-written and produced songs for numerous artists, including a cut on K-pop group SHINee's number one charting album I'm Your Boy.
His music has been featured in film trailers for A24, HBO, Universal, Amazon Originals, Apple Originals, Starz, Sony, Paramount, Lionsgate, Relativity Media, and Netflix. Over the years he has also created bespoke music and sound design for Toyota, Verizon, Intel, Boeing, Target, NBC Universal, and others.
Throughout his career, Steve has said yes to a wide range of projects across a broad spectrum of styles. That exploration built a deep well to draw from when taking on a new score. His catalog reaches close to 300,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. His prime directive on any project is to become fully immersed in telling the story in a way that connects on the deepest possible level.

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Selected Credits

Animation

One Small Step, TAIKO Studios, 2019
Pangu, TAIKO Studios, 2020
Lego Ninjago Legacy: "Gold Rush", TAIKO Studios for Lego, 2021
Bidoof's Big Stand, TAIKO Studios for Pokémon, 2022
Brave Hurts, MAKE Originals, 2023
House on the Outlands, MAKE Originals, 2024
The Journey to LightBox, MAKE Originals for LightBox Expo, 2024
Sunny Side Down, MAKE Originals, 2025
Sounder & Friends, Green Gold Animation for PBS, 2021

Trailers

A24, Netflix, HBO, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, Lionsgate, Amazon Originals, Apple Originals, Starz, Relativity Media, Activision, Bethesda Softworks

Brands

Toyota, Genesis, Verizon, Intel, Target, Boeing, Hasbro, Mattel, Crunchyroll, Best Buy, Home Depot