Oscar-nominated and Grammy-winning TV and film composer, widely known for creating the `The Young And The Restless theme`, Perry Botkin Jr. has passed away. He was 87 when he breathed his last. According to Deadline, Botkin`s friend and `The Happy Days of Garry Marshall` writer John Scheinfeld shared the sad news of the musician`s demise on Facebook, noting that the star died on 18 January, this year.

"Today I share the news that the man who discovered Harry (Nilsson) and signed him to his first publishing contract, a gentleman and gentle-man named Perry Botkin, passed away on Monday at age 87," Scheinfeld wrote. "Perry was a magnificently talented composer, arranger, producer, and story-teller, perhaps best known for composing the Grammy-winning Nadia`s Theme for the CBS soap `The Young and the Restless`," Scheinfeld added in his post.