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Perry Botkin Jr, composer of “The Young and the Restless” theme song, dies at 87
Perry Botkin Jr., the Grammy-winning composer behind the theme song for “The Young and the Restless”, died on Monday, confirmed his publicist. He was 87 years old. A TV and film composer whose work dominated the 60s and 70s, Botkin composed and arranged theme songs and tracks for hit series like “Happy Days”, “Laverne & Shirley”, “Mork & Mindy” and “The Smothers Brothers Show. ”The theme song for” The Young and the Restless “, better known as” Nadia’s Theme “for its association with Olympic gymnast Nadia Comăneci, was an original rearrangement of a play he co-wrote with Barry De Vorzon and more later earned him a Grammy award for best instrumental arrangement. Also read: Larry King, legendary TV presenter, dies at 87 In the film, Botkin’s credits include “Goin ‘South”, “Skyjacked”, “Tarzan the Ape Man”, “They Only Kill YOUR Masters” and 1971 “Bless the Beasts and Children”, for which he received an Oscar nomination for “Best Original Song” for the title song performed by the Carpenters. Botkin has also collaborated with several other artists, including Glen Campbell, Barbra Streisand, Sammy Davis Jr., Bobby Darin, Jack Jones, Peggy Lee, The Everly Brothers, The Carpenters, The Supremes, The Ronettes, Jose Feliciano and Paul Williams. More recently, Botkin’s music was included on the “Baby Driver” soundtrack. Botkin leaves his wife Liza, his son David and his grandson Daniel Tyler. Read the original story Perry Botkin Jr, composer of the theme song for “The Young and the Restless”, dies at 87 on TheWrap