The Spirit of Olympia
# The Spirit of Olympia

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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.

## 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"
