music and lyrics for the stage musical Next Door’s Baby which premiered in London in 2008. Matthew’s best known music is the soundtrack to the TV show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? which has accompanied the game the world over and has earned him several industry awards. He is currently working on a new stage musical with his wife Bernie Gaughan.
Music for television, radio and film includes Celador Films Logo (Celador Films); Super Millionaire (ABC Television); Britain’s Brainiest (International); Victoria Wood’s History of the Sketch Show (BBC1); The People Versus (ITV); Ben-Hur (US Radio); Winning Lines (International); Car Wars (BBC2); Question Time (BBC1); The Gemini Apes (BBC Radio 4); Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (International); A Kind of Hush (First Film Company); The Jasper Carrott Trial (BBC1); The Ward (ITV); Scratchy & Co (ITV); Diggin’ The Dancin’ Queens (BBC1); The Detectives (BBC1); The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna (ITV); Boogie Outlaws (BBC2).
Theatre music and musical direction includes 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 Rink (Orange Tree Theatre); The Fly (Old Fire Station, Oxford); The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles (Orange Tree Theatre); The Good Woman of Setzuan (Orange Tree Theatre); You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (Playhouse Theatre); Godspell (Webber Douglas Academy); Flora The Red Menace (Orange Tree Theatre); Imagine (Liverpool Playhouse).
Music for commercial release includes 37203 (Judd Music); Flot Some, Jet Some (Judd Music); Save the King’s Head (Judd Music); Fallen Angels (Judd Music); The Rock Serious Electric Roadshow (Judd Music) Next Door’s Baby – 2006 Cast Recording (Judd Music); Klaus Harmony – Oeuvre I, Oeuvre Zwei and Oeuvre Derde (Judd Music); Toy Story Sing Along (Disney); Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (Disney Interactive, Sony Playstation)
Documents to download
Matthew Strachan's Biography (PDF, 103KB)
Matthew Strachan's Resume (PDF, 13KB)
Audio clips to download
Media Clips – (3.01 min, MP3, 4.15MB)
Theatre and Incidental Clips (5.04 min, MP3, 6.96MB)
Sports Clips (2.50 min, MP3, 3.91MB)
Musical Theatre Clips (1.44 min, MP3, 2.40MB)
Song Clips (3.11 min, MP3, 4.38MB)
General Reel (3.25 min, MP3, 4.70MB)