Matthew Strachan

Matthew Strachan

Matthew Strachan studied composition at Dartington College of Arts and Goldsmith’s College, University of London. His best known music is the award-winning soundtrack to the TV show WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? which has accompanied the game the world over. His second musical, Silk, was recently workshopped for the Orange Tree Theatre with David Burt and Rosalie Craig and his first musical, Next Door’s Baby, made its debut at the Orange Tree in 2008 starring Louise Gold. He is currently writing a one-woman show for the actress Kim Ismay.

Music for theatre includes: THE PROMISE (Orange Tree Theatre); THE MAKING OF MOO (Orange Tree Theatre); SILK (Orange Tree Workshop) LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC (Orange Tree Theatre); NEXT DOOR’S BABY (Orange Tree Theatre); THE LODGER (Theatre Royal Windsor); AN EVENING WITH MATTHEW STRACHAN (King's Head); THE FLY (OFS Studio, Oxford); THE SIMPLETON OF THE UNEXPECted Isles (Orange Tree Theatre); THE GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN (Orange Tree Theatre); MAD DOG KILLER LEPER FIEND (Man in the Moon Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe)

Musical direction: THE BLUES BROTHERS MEET THE SOUL SISTERS (Theatre Royal Windsor); THE RINK (Orange Tree Theatre); YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME (Playhouse Theatre); FLORA THE RED MENACE (Orange Tree Theatre); IMAGINE (Liverpool Playhouse).

Motion picture soundtracks featuring music: EXTRACT (Miramax Films); SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight); Millions (Fox Searchlight); CELADOR FILMS THEME (Celador Films); A Kind of Hush (First Film Company/Metradome).

Music for television and radio includes: MONEY (BBC2); SUPER MILLIONAIRE (ABC); BRITAIN’S BRAINIEST (ITV, International); BEN-HUR (US Radio); WINNING LINES (BBC, CBS); QUESTION TIME (BBC1); THE GEMINI APES (BBC Radio 4); CAR WARS (BBC2); MIND THE GAP (ITV); THE JASPER CARROTT TRIAL (BBC1); THE WARD (ITV); TALKING TELEPHONE NUMBERS (ITV); SCRATCHY AND CO (ITV); DIGGIN’ THE DANCIN’ QUEENS (BBC1); THE DETECTIVES (BBC1); THE HYPNOTIC WORLD OF PAUL MCKENNA (ITV); THE BRIAN CONLEY SHOW (ITV); BOOGIE OUTLAWS (BBC2).

Music for commercial release includes: Even Warren Beatty (Judd Music); 37203 (Judd Music); NEXT DOOR’S BABY – 2006 CAST RECORDING (Judd Music); Klaus Harmony – Oeuvre Series (Judd Music); TOY STORY SING ALONG (Disney); WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? (Disney Interactive, Sony Playstation)

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