Matthew Strachan, 11 December 1970 – September 2021, was an English composer and singer-songwriter.
His best-known work is the music for the British television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? written with his father Keith, which would become a global franchise, and the BBC Radio 4 World War I drama series Home Front. He also wrote music to film and television productions such as Extract, The Detectives, Question Time, Winning Lines, jingles for several television commercials, and scores for stage musicals.
Age
Matthew Strachan, the composer who co-wrote the theme music for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire has died at the age of 50. He was born 11 December 1970 – September 2021
Early Life
Matthew Strachan was born on 11 December 1970 in London, United Kingdom. Strachan’s full name is Matthew Strachan. Matthew completed his schooling at Caterham High School. He completed his education at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
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Career
He wrote the quiz show’s theme and dramatic incidental music with his father Keith.
It became well-known around the world thanks to the program’s many international versions.
Strachan also composed for The National Lottery and EastEnders and created a series of fake 1970s porn soundtracks.
“Matthew was loved by his family and he will be sadly missed,” Keith Strachan told the BBC.
“He was a warm, funny, and talented human being.”
The father-and-son team wrote a total of 95 pieces of music for the show over eight days in 1998.
They went on to win them the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers’ award for the most-broadcast piece of music on US TV for 10 years in a row, earning them a place in the organization’s hall of fame.
Speaking to BBC Radio London in 2014, Strachan recalled the “unusual circumstances” in which he was called in to write the iconic score.
He said: “… A non-broadcast pilot had been made of the show and it was very unsuccessful, it just didn’t work.
Cause of Death
Matthew Strachan died on 22 September 2021 at his home in Twickenham, London at the age of 50 years according to BBC. The cause of death is not revealed yet.