Award-winning composer who wrote Who Wants to be a Millionaire? theme tune dies ...

Award-winning composer who wrote Who Wants to be a Millionaire? theme tune dies ...
Award-winning composer who wrote Who Wants to be a Millionaire? theme tune dies ...

An award winning composer who wrote the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? theme tune has died 'suddenly' at home aged 50. 

He wrote the theme tune for Who Wants to be a Millionaire? alongside father Keith in 1998 and went on to win 12 awards for his music, including 10 for the show's soundtrack. 

Strachan's body was found by paramedics who were called to a residential address at Chudleigh Road, Twickenham, around 11:03am. 

His death comes less than a month after he was handed a 10-month suspended sentence for setting fire to his own home in a suspected suicide attempt in March last year.

The term, suspended for two years, included alcohol and mental health requirements.  

Award-winning composer Matthew Strachan who wrote the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? theme tune has died 'suddenly' at home aged 50

Award-winning composer Matthew Strachan who wrote the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? theme tune has died 'suddenly' at home aged 50

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: 'We sent an ambulance crew, two medics in cars, and a hazardous area response team. Sadly, a person died at the scene.'   

Scotland Yard said Strachan was declared dead at the scene and that the sudden passing was not being treated as suspicious. 

The West London Coroner said they had opened an investigation into the composer's death on September 8. 

'A post mortem has taken place and we are awaiting toxicology and histology results. 

'Once we have the results the pathologist will be able to finalise their report and hopefully ascertain the cause of death,' they said in a statement. 

Strachan's father Keith told the BBC his son was 'loved by his family and he will be sadly missed. He was a warn, funny and talented human being'. 

Strachan was found dead in his home by paramedics who were called to a residential address at Chudleigh Road, Twickenham, around 11:03am

Strachan was found dead in his home by paramedics who were called to a residential address at Chudleigh Road, Twickenham, around 11:03am

Tributes flooded in for the British composer most famous for Who Wants to be a Millionaire? but has also created music for other programmes including Question Time.  

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