About
Kurt Bestor
Overview
Kurt Bestor is a composer best known for his Christmas Albums including 1988: Joyspring, 1989: Seasons, 1990: Joyspring II, 1993: Innovators
1994: Evening Angels, 1996: Timpanogos - A Prayer for Mountain Grace / Utah: 5 Sacred Lessons, 1997: Sketches, 1998: Fathers, 1999: The Dance, 2002: Innovators II, 2005: A Life (ep), 2014: Outside the Lines
He also composed soundtrack scores including the English dub 1991: The Seventh Brother, 1992: Split Infinity, 1992: The Buttercream Gang, 1993: Rigoletto, 1993: The Buttercream Gang in Secret of Treasure Mountain, 1995: Behind the Waterfall, 1995: Unspoken Song - A Celebration of 100 Years of Utah Spirit (with Sam Cardon), 1995: UTAH - Musical Spectacular (with Sam Cardon), 1998: Sedona - Spirit of Wonder, 1998: No More Baths, 1998: The Ghost of Dickens past, 1999: New Testament soundtrack, 1999: Book of Mormon soundtrack, 1999: Doctrine and Covenants soundtrack, 2000: The Scarecrow, 2000: The Lamb of God / Passion of the Lamb, 2001: Saints of the Seas, 2008" The Great American West
Kurt Bestor took piano lessons from his mother. After listening to John Williams soundtrack score to Jaws he became inspired to play music as a career. Later on he began work as a Trumpet player in Orem Utah and went to BYU college in Provo Utah to study music. He composed music for the Utah Commercial jingle ads.
Known for
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| 2017 | Dying in Vein: The Opiate Generation | Sound | Music | N/A N/A |
| 2005 | Signs of the Times | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Animated Hero Classics: Beethoven | Sound | Original Music Composer | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | Built Upon the Rock | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Worthy is the Lamb | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Parables of Jesus | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2004 | The Messiah Comes | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2001 | The Lord’s Prayer | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Lord, I Believe | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2000 | The Scarecrow | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Lazarus Lives | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 1999 | The Lost is Found | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 1998 | No More Baths | Sound | Original Music Composer | N/A N/A |
| 1998 | The Ghosts of Dickens' Past | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Behind the Waterfall | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Rigoletto | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 1993 | The Buttercream Gang in: Secret of Treasure Mountain | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 1992 | The Lamb of God | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 1992 | The Buttercream Gang | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 1992 | Split Infinity | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 1991 | The Seventh Brother | Sound | Music Arranger | 59 Average |
| 1991 | In Your Wildest Dreams | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 1989 | A More Perfect Union | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 1987 | The Witching of Ben Wagner | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |