<P> The creation of the game show was led by David Briggs, assisted by Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight, who had helped him before with creating a number of promotional games for Chris Tarrant's morning show on Capital FM radio . The basic premise for the show was a twist on the conventional game - show genre of the time, with a focus towards the setup used in radio quizzes, in that the programme would have one contestant taking on the game and answering questions, but with the ability to pull out at any time, to have certain points in the quiz where, once passed, they could have a set prize given to them if they should give a wrong answer, and be provided with special forms of assistance during their game . During the design phase, the show was given the working title of "Cash Mountain", before Briggs decided upon using the name of the song written by Cole Porter for the 1956 film High Society, as the show's finalised title . After presenting their idea to ITV, the broadcaster gave the green - light for production to begin on a series . </P> <P> The set designed for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? was conceived by British production designer Andy Walmsley, who focused the design towards making contestants feel uncomfortable, creating an atmosphere of tension similar to movie thriller . The design was in stark contrast to the design of sets made for more typical game shows, which are designed to make contestants feel more at ease . Walmsley's design feature a central stage made primarily with Plexiglas, with a huge dish underneath covered in mirror paper, onto which two slightly - modified, 3 foot (0.91 m) - high Pietranera Arco All chairs were chosen for use by both the contestant and the host, each having an LG computer monitor directly facing each that would be used to display questions and other pertinent information . The rest of the set featured seating spaced out around the main stage in a circle, with breaks in them to allow movement of people on and off the set . The lighting rig used for the set was designed so as to allow only the lights to switch from illuminating the entire set, to focusing on the host and contestant on the main stage when a game was underway, but to include special lighting effects when the contestant reached higher cash prize amounts . His overall conception would eventually prove to be a success, becoming one of the most reproduced scenic designs in television history . </P> <P> The music provided for the show was composed by father - and - son duo Keith and Matthew Strachan . The Strachans' composition for the game show helped with Briggs' tense game design, by providing the necessary drama and tension . Unlike other game show musical scores, the music provided for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? was designed to be played throughout the entire episode of the show . The Strachans main theme for the game show was inspired from the "Mars" movement of Gustav Holst's The Planets . For the main game of the show, the pair designed the music to feature three variations, with the second and third compositions focused on emphasising the increased tension of the game - as a contestant made progress to higher cash amounts, the pitch of the music was increased by a semitone for each subsequent question . On Game Show Network's Gameshow Hall of Fame special, the narrator described the Strachan tracks as "mimicking the sound of a beating heart", and stated that as the contestant works their way up the money ladder, the music is "perfectly in tune with their ever - increasing pulse". </P> <P> With the show created, ITV assigned Chris Tarrant as its host, and set its premiere to 4 September 1998 . The programme was assigned a timeslot of one hour, to provide room for three commercial breaks, with episodes produced by production company Celador . Originally, the show was broadcast on successive evening for around ten days, before the network modified its broadcast schedule to air it within a primetime slot on Saturday evenings, with occasional broadcasts on Tuesday evenings . Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? proved a ratings hit, pulling in average viewing figures of up to 19 million during its broadcast in 1999, though such figures often occurred when the programme was allocated to a half - hour timeslot; by 2003, the viewing figures declined to an average of around 8 million viewers . Over the course of his time presenting the game show, Tarrant developed a number of notable catchphrases, including "Is that your final answer?", and "But we don't want to give you that", with the latter often used to emphasise his wish to see contestants continue on and win more money . </P>

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