A multi award‐winning composer and lyricist, Matthew's career has spanned over twenty years. For ten years he worked in television, theatre, radio, and advertising before songwriting in Nashville and for musical theatre. His best known music is the original soundtrack to the international hit TV show, WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? which has made appearances in such varied productions as THE SOPRANOS, THE SIMPSONS, and SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. His first musical NEXT DOOR'S BABY premiered in London in 2008 starring Louise Gold. His second musical SILK was workshopped for the Orange Tree Theatre in 2009 with David Burt and Rosalie Craig. His most recent show ABOUT BILL premiered at the Landor Theatre starring Kim Ismay.
Music for theatre includes: ABOUT BILL (Landor Theatre); HUNGRY GHOSTS (Orange Tree Theatre); 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/assistant musical direction/arranging includes: THE BLUES BROTHERS MEET THE SOUL SISTERS (Theatre Royal Windsor); THE RINK (Orange Tree Theatre); ELVIS (Prince of Wales); YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME (Playhouse Theatre); FLORA THE RED MENACE (Orange Tree Theatre); ROBIN PRINCE OF SHERWOOD (Piccadilly); IMAGINE (Liverpool Playhouse).
Motion picture soundtracks featuring music: EXTRACT (Miramax Films); SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight); Millions (Fox Searchlight); CELADOR FILMS THEME (Celador Films); ABOUT A BOY (Universal Pictures); 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: ABOUT BILL (ORIGINAL RECORDING) (Nessus Records); SILK – ORIGINAL RECORDING (Nessus Records); MUSIC FOR THEATRE (Nessus Records); Even Warren Beatty (Nono Records); 37203 (Nono Records); NEXT DOOR’S BABY – 2006 CAST RECORDING (Nessus Records); Klaus Harmony – Oeuvre Series (HarmonSink Corps); TOY STORY SING ALONG (Disney); WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? (Disney Interactive, Sony Playstation, iPod App).
Music for theatre includes: ABOUT BILL (Landor Theatre); HUNGRY GHOSTS (Orange Tree Theatre); 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/assistant musical direction/arranging includes: THE BLUES BROTHERS MEET THE SOUL SISTERS (Theatre Royal Windsor); THE RINK (Orange Tree Theatre); ELVIS (Prince of Wales); YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME (Playhouse Theatre); FLORA THE RED MENACE (Orange Tree Theatre); ROBIN PRINCE OF SHERWOOD (Piccadilly); IMAGINE (Liverpool Playhouse).
Motion picture soundtracks featuring music: EXTRACT (Miramax Films); SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight); Millions (Fox Searchlight); CELADOR FILMS THEME (Celador Films); ABOUT A BOY (Universal Pictures); 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: ABOUT BILL (ORIGINAL RECORDING) (Nessus Records); SILK – ORIGINAL RECORDING (Nessus Records); MUSIC FOR THEATRE (Nessus Records); Even Warren Beatty (Nono Records); 37203 (Nono Records); NEXT DOOR’S BABY – 2006 CAST RECORDING (Nessus Records); Klaus Harmony – Oeuvre Series (HarmonSink Corps); TOY STORY SING ALONG (Disney); WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? (Disney Interactive, Sony Playstation, iPod App).
