The Spirit of Olympia explained

The Spirit of Olympia
Type:	Album
Artist:	David Arkenstone and Kostia, with David Lanz
Cover:	The_Spirit_of_Olympia_Cover.jpg
Released:	1992
Recorded:	December 1991–January 1992
Genre:	New age
Length:	63:01
Label:	Narada
Producer:	David Arkenstone and Kostia
Prev Title:	In the Wake of the Wind
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Robot Wars
Next Year:	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

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
    • "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
11. "Walk with the Stars" – 4:45
12. "Marathon Man" – 5:29
13. "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"