Hollywood’s top movie soundtrack vocalist says ministry is every Christian’s ‘mandatory duty’

Hollywood’s leading movie soundtrack vocalist, Steve Amerson, says his passion for singing goes back long before he fully understood that his musical gift came from God.

In an interview with The Christian Post, Amerson, whose songs have been featured 175 films, including popular movies such as “The Hunt for Red October,” “The Patriot,” “Star Wars,” “Rogue One” and Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” said that by the time he was 4, his parents couldn’t help but notice he was already an “extraordinarily” gifted musician.

As Amerson reached late adolescence, he continued to pursue studies in music that included over a decade of singing lessons. He later attended Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he combined his love for music and interest in theology to form a deeper knowledge of his faith.

Amerson, who’s based in Los Angeles and has his own Christian music ministry known as Amerson Ministries, said he never anticipated that his musical studies would lead to a  decadeslong career in the arts as a singer, songwriter and recording artist with numerous albums.

Now age 67, Amerson said he’s been able to reflect on and transcribe many of his memories from throughout his music career in his memoir,Tales of a Troubadour… (Excerpts from the Christian Post)