Innovators II – The Keeper Of The Flame is an album by Kurt Bestor and Sam Cardon.
Kurt Bestor (born 1958) is an American keyboardist and composer specializing in new-age, film scores, and jazz. He is known for his instrumental Christmas music similar to Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, some of which were featured on the Weather Channel during the holiday season in the 1980s and ’90s. His well-known songs are “Prayer of the Children”, “Mama Don’t You Weep”. He is also known for composing music for the 1993 movie Rigoletto, and for writing music for the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic games, as well as various official The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints videos.
Sam Cardon is a composer whose credits include 15 large-format films: Titans Of The Ice Age, Mummies, Mystic India, Texas, The Big Picture, Forces Of Nature, Lewis and Clark, The Legendary Journeys, Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure, Mysteries of Egypt, Olympic Glory, Whales, Building the Dream at Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California; Treasure of the Gods at Zion National Park, Utah and The Secret of San Francisco at Pier 39.
Tracks
1 The Shadow Catcher (Kurt Bestor, Sam Cardon) 4:36
2 Pas De Deux Éternelle (Kurt Bestor, Sam Cardon) 6:11
3 Rise (Kurt Bestor, Sam Cardon) 6:01
4 Perfectiune (Perfect) (Kurt Bestor, Sam Cardon) 5:17
5 Il Genio Ed Il Genie (The Genius And The Genie) (Kurt Bestor, Sam Cardon) 3:07
6 On Valkyrie Wings (Kurt Bestor, Sam Cardon) 3:46
7 Over Backwards (Kurt Bestor, Sam Cardon) 3:32
8 Donner In Den Ohren (All I Heard Was Thunder) (Kurt Bestor, Sam Cardon) 2:08
9 Sarajevo (Kurt Bestor, Sam Cardon) 5:44
Musicians
| Piano | Kurt Bestor |
| Piano | Sam Cardon |
| Harmonica | Kurt Bestor |
| Harmonica | Sam Cardon |
Other Musicians
1 The Shadow Catcher
| Guitar | Rich Dixon |
| Violin | Sam Bigney |
| Percussion | Cliff Butter |
2 Pas De Deux Éternelle
| Cello | Ellen Bridger |
| Violin | Igor Gruppman |
3 Rise
| Bass | Eric Wallengren |
| Drums | Simon Phillips |
| Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Sax | Andy Suzuki |
| Percussion | Brian Kilgore |
4 Perfectiune (Perfect)
| Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Vocals | Karen Jacobson |
5 Il Genio Ed Il Genie (The Genius And The Genie)
| Cello | Ellen Bridger |
| Percussion | Brian Kilgore |
6 On Valkyrie Wings
7 Over Backwards
| Piano | Kurt Bestor |
| Piano | Sam Cardon |
| Harmonica | Kurt Bestor |
| Harmonica | Sam Cardon |
8 Donner In Den Ohren (All I Heard Was Thunder)
9 Sarajevo
| Bass | Eric Wallengren |
| Percussion | Brian Kilgore |
| Vocals | Linda Strawberry |
| Vocals | Jenny Jordan |
Liner Notes
Effects – John Hancock (Track 8)
Recorded By, Mixed By – Michael Greene, Scott Wiley