David Arkenstone

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David Arkenstone
Born
Genre(s)	New Age
Instrument(s)	Piano, guitar
Label(s)	Narada (1987–)
Website	David Arkenstone.com

David Arkenstone is a musician in the genre of new age music. Many of his pieces include a map and story in the CD case, almost all of them having a fantasy theme to them. The music itself is primarily instrumental in nature, with some vocalizations by Arkenstone and others. It has recently been described as "Cinematic New Age Rock" by some.^{[citation needed]} Arkenstone cites World Music, New Age, classical music, and rock music as his major influences.^{[citation needed]}

1 Discography
- 1.1 Troika Series
- 1.2 Compilations
2 Contributions
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Discography

Album	Release date	Label
Valley in the Clouds	1987	Narada
Island (with Andrew White)	1989	Narada
Citizen of Time	1991	Narada
In the Wake of the Wind	1991	Narada
The Spirit of Olympia (with Kostia)	1992	Narada
Robot Wars	1993	Moonstone
Another Star in the Sky	1994	Narada
Quest of the Dream Warrior	1995	Narada
Return of the Guardians	October 1996	Narada
Convergence (with David Lanz)	November 1996	Narada
Spirit Wind	March 1997	Windham Hill
Enchantment: A Magical Christmas	September 1997	Narada
The Celtic Book of Days	1998	Windham Hill
Citizen of the World	1999	Windham Hill
Caravan of Light	2000	Narada
Frontier	January 2001	Paras Recording
Music Inspired by Middle Earth	2001	Neo Pacifica Recordings
Spirit of Tibet: A Musical Odyssey	June 2002	Green Hill Productions
Sketches from an American Journey	June 2002	Paras Recording
Spirit of Ireland	January 2003	Green Hill Productions
Christmas Pan Pipes	March 2003	Green Hill Productions
Spirit of the Rain Forest	July 2003	Green Hill Productions
African Skies (with Diane Arkenstone)	August 2003	Neo Pacifica Recordings
Christmas Spirit	November 2003	Village Square
Echoes of Egypt (with Diane Arkenstone)	February 2004	Neo Pacifica Recordings
Caribbean Dreams	May 2004	Village Square
Atlantis: A Symphonic Journey	September 2004	Narada Records
Myths & Legends (2-CD + DVD)	May 2007	Gemini Sun Records

[edit] Troika Series

Troika is ostensibly a trio of musicians who choose to remain anonymous, but the compositions are credited to David Arkenstone.

Album	Release date	Label
Goddess	1996	Narada
Troika II: Dream Palace	1997	Narada
Faeries: A Realm of Magic and Enchantment	1999	Narada
Shaman	2000	Narada
Kingdom of the Sun	2003	Narada

[edit] Compilations

Album	Release date	Label
Chronicles	1993	Narada
Eternal Champion	1998	Narada
Visionary	2002	Narada
Best of David Arkenstone	2005	Narada

[edit] Contributions

David Arkenstone was also featured on 20 Years of Narada Piano. He has also contributed music to several video games, including World of Warcraft^[1] and Emperor: Battle for Dune. Additionally, he has provided music for television shows and trailers.^[2] He also created the original score for the independent film PRISM.^[3]