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"