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"
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