Perry Botkin Jr.

Perry Botkin Jr. (April 16, 1933 – January 18, 2021) was an American composer, producer, arranger, and musician.[1] The tune "Nadia's Theme", composed by Botkin and Barry De Vorzon, peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976.

Perry Botkin Jr.
BornApril 16, 1933
DiedJanuary 18, 2021  (aged 87)
OccupationSongwriter 

Life and career

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 more than 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."

Death

Botkin died on January 18, 2021, at age 87 at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California.[2]

Awards

Works (partial)

Recordings

Recordings (arranger)

Films

Television

References
  1. "Incredible Bongo Band (review)". CMJ New Music Monthly. October 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  2. Beresford, Trilby (January 23, 2021). "Perry Botkin Jr., Grammy-Winning Arranger of "Nadia's Theme," Dies at 87". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
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