The Spirit of Olympia is an album by David Arkenstone and Kostia, with David Lanz, released in 1992. It is a celebration of the Olympic Games and incorporates several musical styles from around the world.
Track listing
- "Prelude: Let the Games Begin!" â 4:03
- "Savannah Runner" â 3:33
- "Memories of Gold" â 3:14
- "Keeper of the Flame" â 3:23
- "From the Forge to the Field" â 3:35
- "Heartfire" â 3:19
- "Celebration" â 5:00
- "Close Without Touching" â 5:24
- "Glory" â 2:19
- "A Night in the Village" â 14:44
- *"Zeus Sings" â 1:43
- *"Eastern Moon" â 2:44
- *"Catalonia" â 2:09
- *"Volga's Journey" â 1:50
- *"In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro" â 1:52
- *"On the Shores of Parana" â 2:37
- *"Festival of Olympia" â 1:49
- "Walk with the Stars" â 4:45
- "Marathon Man" â 5:29
- "The Spirit of Olympia" â 3:41
- Tracks 1, 2, 7, 10, 12, and 13 composed by David Arkenstone and Kostia. Tracks 3, 5, 6, and 9 composed by David Arkenstone. Tracks 8 and 11 composed by Kostia. Tracks 4 composed by David Lanz.
Personnel
- David Arkenstone â keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars, flute, pan flute, fretless bass, pennywhistle, accordion, mandolin, percussion, voices
- Kostia â piano, keyboards, voices, orchestrations
- David Lanz â keyboards on "Keeper of the Flame"
- Danny Chase â drums, percussion
- Tena Hess â flutes
- Daryl Stuermer â electric guitars on tracks 2, 5, and 11
- Warren Wiegratz â saxophone solo on "From the Forge to the Field"
- Jerome Franke â violin solo on "Close Without Touching", string section leader
- Eric Segnitz, Mike Giacobassi, Tim Klabunde, Lucia Lin â violins
- Helen Reich â viola
- Paul Gmeinder â cello
- Linda Edelstein â oboe
- John Seydewitz â congas, additional percussion
- Sandy Schubert â clarinet
- Barry Benjamin, Neil Kimel, James Treviranus â French horns
- David Lussier, Amy Peterson, Jonathon Winkle â trombones
- James Brus, Thomas Schlueter â trumpets
- Paul Speer â electric guitar on "Keeper of the Flame"
- Neal Speer â drums on "Keeper of the Flame"
- James Reynolds â sequencing on "Keeper of the Flame"
- Steven Ray Allen â bass on "Keeper of the Flame"
References