The Spirit of Olympia

Infobox Album | Name = The Spirit of Olympia
Type = Album
Artist = David Arkenstone and Kostia, with David Lanz


Released = 1992
Recorded = December 1991-January 1992
Genre = New Age
Length = 63:01
Label = Narada
Producer = David Arkenstone and Kostia
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:elfnzfo7eh5k link]
Last album = "In the Wake of the Wind"
(1991)
This album = "The Spirit of Olympia"
(1992)
Next album = "Robot Wars"
(1993) |

"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!" – 4:03
#"Savannah Runner" – 3:33
#"Memories of Gold" – 3:14
#"Keeper of the Flame" – 3:23
#"From the Forge to the Field" – 3:35
#"Heartfire" – 3:19
#"Celebration" – 5:00
#"Close Without Touching" – 5:24
#"Glory" – 2:19
#"A Night in the Village" – 14:44
#*"Zeus Sings" – 1:43
#*"Eastern Moon" – 2:44
#*"Catalonia" – 2:09
#*"Volga's Journey" – 1:50
#*"In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro" – 1:52
#*"On the Shores of Parana" – 2:37
#*"Festival of Olympia" – 1:49
#"Walk with the Stars" – 4:45
#"Marathon Man" – 5:29
#"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"