Matthew Strachan

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Matthew Strachan (born December 11, 1970) is an English composer and songwriter.

His best known work is the music for the television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?^[1]. He has also contributed music to other television programmes such as The Detectives^[2], Question Time, Winning Lines^[3] and Britain's Brainiest along with jingles for several television commercials.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Music for Television 3 Music for Radio 4 Music for Theatre 5 Commercial Release 6 Awards 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Biography

Strachan trained at Dartington College of Arts and Goldsmiths College, University of London. He worked as a soundtrack composer throughout the 1990's creating music for television, radio and theatre productions until concentrating on songwriting in Nashville, Tennessee. Following two years in America he created score and lyrics for Next Door's Baby^[4], a stage musical written with his wife, Bernie Gaughan (also known as novelist, Bernadette Strachan.)

[edit] Music for Television

• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Celador Productions, International
• Winning Lines, Celador Productions, International
• Britain's Brainiest, Celador Productions, International
• Question Time, Mentorn Films, BBC
• Car Wars, Mentorn Films, BBC
• The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna, Celador Productions, ITV
• The Detectives, Celador Productions, BBC
• Canned Carrott, Celador Productions, BBC
• The Jasper Carrott Trial, Celador Productions, BBC
• The Ward, Granada Television, ITV
• World Sport Esprit, TWI, International
• Legends of Wimbledon, TWI, International
• Scratchy and Co, Mentorn Films, ITV

[edit] Music for Radio

• Ben-Hur, Focus on the Family, US Radio
• The Gemini Apes, BBC
• The Jasper Carrott Trial, BBC
• Carrott's Comedy Choice, BBC
• Nobblers, BBC

[edit] Music for Theatre

• Last Train to Nibroc, Orange Tree Theatre
• Next Door's Baby, Orange Tree Theatre
• Happy Birthday Dear Alice, Orange Tree Theatre
• The Lodger, Theatre Royal, Windsor
• The Fly, Paul Farrah Productions
• Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles, Orange Tree Theatre
• The Good Woman of Setzuan, Orange Tree Theatre

[edit] Commercial Release

• Flot Some, Jet Some, Judd Music (2008)
• Klaus Harmony - Oeuvre Derde, Judd Discs (2008)
• Klaus Harmony - Oeuvre Zwei, Judd Discs (2007)
• Klaus Harmony - Oeuvre I, Judd Discs (2006)
• Next Door's Baby, Judd Music (2006)
• Save The King's Head, Judd Music (2000)
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - Soundtrack, Celador Records (2000)
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire? - Interactive Game, Sony Playstation, Disney Interactive (2000)
• Fallen Angels, Judd Music (1999)
• Toy Story Sing Along, Disney (1997)
• The Rock Serious Electric Roadshow, Judd Music (1993)

[edit] Awards

• ASCAP/PRS Awards, Most played TV Theme, 2007
• ASCAP/PRS Awards, Most played TV Theme, 2006
• ASCAP/PRS Awards, Most played TV Theme, 2005
• ASCAP/PRS Awards, Most played TV Theme, 2004
• ASCAP 17th Annual Film & TV Awards, Top TV Theme, 2002
• ASCAP 16th Annual Film & TV Awards, Top TV Theme, 2001
• ASCAP/PRS Awards, Most played TV Theme, 2000

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• IMDb entry for Matthew Strachan
• StrawnyGawn website (Matthew and Bernadette Strachan partnership)
• Judd Music website
• Official website for the musical, 'Next Door's Baby'