Andrew McCrorie-Shand
| Andrew McCrorie-Shand | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Andrew William John McCrorie |
| Also known as | Andrew McCrorie |
| Born | 14 May 1955 |
| Origin | England |
| Genres | Television score |
| Occupation(s) | Television composer |
| Associated acts | Teletubbies |
Andrew William John McCrorie-Shand (born 14 May 1955) is a British composer. He is mostly known for having composed the original theme tune for Teletubbies, and also the chart topping hit that followed it, Teletubbies say "Eh-oh!".
He was born into a musical family and taught to play piano from age 5. Then he was signed to EMI Records where he worked with major performers of the era such as Leo Sayer, Sally Oldfield, Billy Ocean and Sarah Brightman.[1]
McCrorie-Shand was later looked upon by the children's production company Ragdoll Productions and chosen to work on TV shows such as Teletubbies, Brum, Tots TV, Boohbah, Rosie and Jim, The Adventures of Abney & Teal and Twirlywoos.
He has not returned for the reboot of Teletubbies, the new song instead being composed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, but he is still credited for composing the original theme song.