Jeremy Clarkson’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? is one of the biggest shows currently airing on ITV. And, as the Boxing Day show airs, it’s time to unearth the show secrets bosses don’t want the viewers to know!
The long-running quiz show – which returns today (December 26) – launched way back in 1998. Hosted by Chris Tarrant, it ran for 30 series until 2014. Then, it was revived in 2018 and has been presented by Jeremy Clarkson since.
But how do producers make sure no cheating takes place? And what are the rules for the contestants’ friends? Here, ED! Is taking a look at the behind-the-scenes secrets of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?…
The music is intended to create tension (Credit: ITV)
Secret behind Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? music revealed
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? is renowned for its iconic theme tune. It was composed by father-and-son duo Keith and Matthew Strachan.
But it turns out the musical score was actually created to ramp things up on the show. As the questions get harder, the pitch gets higher and the lighting in the studio gets darker. These factors ramp up the panic and tension in the studio.
On Game Show Network (GSN)’s Gameshow Hall of Fame special, the song was described as “mimicking the sound of a beating heart”, and it was noted that as the player works their way up, the music is “perfectly in tune with their ever-increasing pulse”.
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