Perry Botkin Jr. (born 16 April 1933 in New York, New York) is an American composer, producer, arranger, and musician.
He was born in 1933 as son of Perry Botkin, Sr., who also was a successful musician and composer.
Botkin had a successful career in music for over forty years. As an arranger, he worked with Bobby Darin, Harry Nilsson, Gary Crosby, The Lettermen, Ed Ames, and Harpers Bizarre, among others. The film scores that he composed are similar to the music of his partner and counterpart, Barry De Vorzon.
In 1990, Botkin retired from the commercial music industry, and began self-producing CDs of electronic music. James Harbert, in the liner notes for the first of these recordings, says, "With these new musical works, Perry Botkin has achieved his musical goal. He has succeeded in being himself."
Awards
1971 - Academy Award nomination - Best Song, "Bless the Beasts and Children", with Barry DeVorzon
1977 - Grammy Award winner - Best Instrumental Arrangement - "Nadia's Theme (The Young and the Restless)", with Barry DeVorzon and Harry Betts
Works
Recordings
"Nadia's Theme" (with Barry DeVorzon)
Recordings (arranger)
Hollyridge Strings - "The Beatles Songbook Vol.4" album (co-arranger/conductor (with Mort Garson)
Incredible Bongo Band - "Bongo Rock" album
Incredible Bongo Band - "The Return of the Incredible Bongo Band" album
Bobby Darin - In a Broadway Bag album
The Cascades - "Rhythm of the Rain"
Robin Ward - "Wonderful Summer"
The T-Bones - "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)"
José Feliciano - "Feliz Navidad"
Harry Nilsson - Pandemonium Shadow Show album
Carly Simon - Playing Possum album
Barbra Streisand - Stoney End album
Maureen McGovern - Academy Award Performance album
The Checkmates - Love Is All We Have To Give album, including "Black Pearl"
Films
R. P. M. (1970) (with Barry DeVorzon)
Bless the Beasts and Children (1971) (with Barry DeVorzon)
Skyjacked (1972)
They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
Lady Ice (1973)
Goin' South (1978) (with Van Dyke Parks)
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981)
Dance of the Dwarfs (1983)
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
Weekend Warriors (1986)
Television
Theme: ABC Movie of the Week
Mork & Mindy (series)
Happy Days (series)
Laverne & Shirley (series)
The Smothers Brothers Show (sitcom)
Retrieved from
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