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The Spirit of Olympia

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

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

References