Matthew Strachan

Matthew Strachan
Matthew Strachan
Background information
Born December 11, 1970 (1970-12-11) (age 40)[1]
Origin London[1]
Genres Theatre, Soundtrack
Occupations Composer, Lyricist
Years active 1986 - 2011
Associated acts Klaus Harmony, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Matthew Strachan (pronounced /ˈstrɔːn/ or /ˈstrækən/, born 11 December 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? with his father Keith.[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.

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Biography

Strachan trained at Dartington College of Arts and Goldsmiths College, University of London. He worked as a soundtrack composer throughout the 1990s creating music for television, radio and theatre productions[4] until concentrating on songwriting in Nashville, Tennessee. Following two years in America he created score and lyrics for Next Door's Baby,[5] a stage musical written with his wife, Bernie Gaughan (also known as novelist, Bernadette Strachan.)

Music for stage

Music for television

Music featured in movies

  • Extract, Miramax
  • Slumdog Millionaire, Fox Searchlight
  • Millions, Mission Pictures
  • Celador Films Theme, Celador Films
  • A Kind of Hush, First Film Company/Metrodome

Music for radio

Discography

  • Music for Theatre, Nessus Records (2011)
  • Klaus Harmony - Oeuvre Cinq, HarmonSink (2010)
  • Even Warren Beatty (with Tim Whitnall), Nono Records (2009)
  • Klaus Harmony - Oeuvre 4, HarmonSink (2009)
  • Speed Limit Monkey, Nono Records (2008)
  • 37203, Nono Records (2008)
  • Flot Some, Jet Some, Nono Records (2008)
  • Klaus Harmony - Oeuvre Derde, HarmonSink (2008)
  • Klaus Harmony - Oeuvre Zwei, HarmonSink (2007)
  • Klaus Harmony - Oeuvre I, HarmonSink (2006)
  • Next Door's Baby, Nessus Records (2006)
  • Save The King's Head, Nono Records (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, Nono Records (1999)
  • Toy Story Sing Along, Disney (1997)
  • The Rock Serious Electric Roadshow, Nono Records (1993)

Awards

  • ASCAP/PRS Awards, Most played TV Theme, 2009
  • ASCAP/PRS Awards, Most played TV Theme, 2008
  • 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

References

External links


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