title: The Spirit of Olympia
text: # 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"
  