Biography
Perry Botkin Jr. (April 16, 1933 β January 18, 2021) was an American composer, producer, arranger, and musician. The tune "Nadia's Theme", composed by Botkin and Barry De Vorzon, peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976 and became the theme song for the long-running television soap opera The Young and the Restless. He was also a major contributor to Incredible Bongo Band, one of the most influential groups of all-time for its Bongo Rock album which is one of the most sampled from records, making it a major influence in the origins of Hip hop.
Filmography
all 25
Movies 21
TV Shows 4
self 2
Self
Slay Bells Ring: The Story of Silent Night, Deadly Night (2017)
Movie
Composer
Sample This (2013)
Movie
Self
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (2010)
Movie
Composer
The Sands of Time (1992)
Movie
Composer
Weekend Warriors (1986)
Movie
Composer
Ordinary Heroes (1986)
Movie
Composer
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
Movie
5.47
Composer
Dance of the Dwarfs (1983)
Movie
Actor
Ziggy's Gift (1982)
Movie
Composer
Tarzan the Ape Man (1981)
Movie
2
Composer
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980)
Movie
Composer
When She Was Bad... (1979)
Movie
Composer
Pleasure Cove (1979)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Goin' South (1978)
Movie
Music
Mork & Mindy (1978)
TV
Composer
Quark (1977)
TV
Composer
Hello Mother, Goodbye! (1974)
Movie
Composer
Hello Mother, Goodbye! (1974)
TV
Theme Song Performance
Adam's Rib (1973)
TV
Composer
Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973)
Movie
Composer
Lady Ice (1973)
Movie
5.33
Composer
They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Skyjacked (1972)
Movie
Composer
Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)
Movie
6.67
Composer
R.P.M. (1970)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.34
Based on 58.1 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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1979
1979
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1933-04-16
Deathday2021-01-18 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
FatherPerry Botkin, Sr.
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsPerry Botkin
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