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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.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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"