
Matthew Strachan (matthewstrachan)
Area of Industry / Job Description:
- Film & TV / Composer
- Theatre / Composer and Lyricist
www.song-tank.com/matthewstrachan
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.
Music for theatre includes: 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); THE FLY (OFS Studio, Oxford); THE SIMPLETON OF THE UNEXPECTED Isles (Orange Tree Theatre); THE GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN (Orange Tree Theatre)
Motion picture soundtracks featuring music: EXTRACT (Miramax Films); Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight); Millions (Fox Searchlight); CELADOR FILMS LOGO (Celador Films); A Kind of Hush (First Film Company/Metradome).
Music for television and radio includes: BRITAIN’S BRAINIEST (ITV, International); BEN-HUR (US Radio); WINNING LINES (BBC, CBS); QUESTION TIME (BBC1); THE GEMINI APES (BBC Radio 4); DIGGIN’ THE DANCIN’ QUEENS (BBC1); THE DETECTIVES (BBC1); 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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