Composer Of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Theme Tune Dies

Matthew Strachan, the English composer and singer-songwriter who wrote the Who Needs to be a Millionaire? theme tune has died ‘out of the blue’ at residence aged 50.

Strachan wrote the theme tune for Who Needs to be a Millionaire? alongside his father, Keith in 1998 and went on to win 12 awards for his music, together with 10 for the present’s soundtrack.

 

His physique was discovered by paramedics who had been referred to as to a residential deal with at Chudleigh Street, Twickenham, round 11:03am.

Strachan’s dying comes lower than a month after he was handed a 10-month suspended sentence for setting fireplace to his own residence in a suspected suicide try in March final 12 months.

The time period, suspended for 2 years, included alcohol and psychological well being necessities.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson stated: ‘We despatched an ambulance crew, two medics in automobiles, and a hazardous space response crew. Sadly, an individual died on the scene.’

Scotland Yard stated Strachan was declared lifeless on the scene and that the sudden passing was not being handled as suspicious.

The West London Coroner stated that they had opened an investigation into the composer’s dying on September 8.

 

‘A publish mortem has taken place and we’re awaiting toxicology and histology outcomes.

 

‘As soon as now we have the outcomes the pathologist will have the ability to finalise their report and hopefully confirm the reason for dying,’ they stated in a press release.

 

Strachan’s father Keith informed the BBC his son was ‘cherished by his household and he will probably be sadly missed. He was a warn, humorous and proficient human being’.

Fellow composer Daniel Pemberton took to Twitter to pay tribute to him.

He wrote: ‘Very unhappy information in the present day. I learnt that Matthew Strachan has died. He’ll eternally be referred to as the composer (alongside together with his dad!) of the groundbreaking WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE.

 

‘However for me he was at all times greater than that. He was somebody who chased a magical dream..’

 

One other composer and pal of Strachan, Dirk Marks, stated: ‘Goodbye expensive pal and big expertise Matthew Strachan. A delicate, type, proficient, and wickedly humorous Prince.’

 

A pal informed The Solar: ‘Matthew was a troubled soul however an extremely gifted man.

 

‘He was light and sort however endured an ongoing battle together with his internal demons. It’s tragic he could not be at peace.’

Strachan’s iconic theme additionally appeared within the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire directed by Danny Boyle. And it options within the present version of Who Needs to be a Millionaire?, which was relaunched with new host Jeremy Clarkson in 2018