Perry Botkin, Jr.
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Perry Botkin, Jr. (born 1933 in New York, New York) is an American composer, producer, arranger, and musician. He began writing songs for films with the 1947 Gene Autry movie Saddle Pals, and had a successful career in music for over forty years. As an arranger, he worked with Bobby Darin, Harry Nilsson, The Lettermen, Ed Ames, and Harpers Bizarre, among others.
In 1990, Botkin retired from the commercial music industry, and began self-producing CD's of electronic music. James Herbert, 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."
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[edit] 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
[edit] Works (partial)
[edit] Recordings
- "Nadia's Theme" (with Barry DeVorzon)
[edit] Recordings (arranger)
- The Cascades - "Rhythm of the Rain"
- Robin Ward - "Wonderful Summer"
- José Feliciano - "Feliz Navidad"
- Harry Nilsson - Pandemonium Shadow Show album
- Carly Simon = Playing Possum album
- Barbra Streisand - Stoney End album
[edit] 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)
- 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)
[edit] Television
- Theme: ABC Movie of the Week
- Mork & Mindy (series)
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (series)
- Happy Days (series)
- Laverne & Shirley (series)
