David Arkenstone (born July 1, 1952) is an American composer and performer.… Read Full Bio ↴David Arkenstone (born July 1, 1952) is an American composer and performer. His music is primarily instrumental, with occasional vocalizations. Most of Arkenstone's music falls into new age category; however, he also worked in other genres; including a heavy metal soundtrack for the Emperor: Battle for Dune video game. His music has been described as 'soundtracks for the imagination'. Throughout his career, Arkenstone released over 50 albums and composed music for video games, including World of Warcraft, and for television, including NBC's Kentucky Derby. David has been nominated for Grammy Awards four times.

After moving from Chicago to California at the age of ten, he was involved in various high school bands playing guitars and keyboards, playing baseball in his spare time. He studied music in college and started a progressive rock band named after himself, but he soon discovered the music of Kitaro and was heavily influenced by it. Arkenstone was influenced by writers such as J. R. R. Tolkien and Ian Fleming, and grew up listening to bands like Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Deep Purple, and Yes, as well as listening to classical music.

Arkenstone went solo and found his own sound in New Age music. He says that has been greatly aided by technology: "Technology has produced some wonderful tools for making music. The computer allows me to fully orchestrate my pieces and really fine tune them". His music is primarily instrumental. His albums, typically fantasy themed, often come packaged with literature and art. He worked with fantasy novel writer Mercedes Lackey on a few of his albums. Arkenstone and his ex-wife, Diane, created their own record label called Neo Pacifica. In addition to releasing their own music on the label, they have included other bands such as Earth Trybe, Enaid, and the Marquis Ensemble.

He has also composed music for television; channels such as the History Channel, the Discovery Channel and NBC Sports include his music. He has also written music for trailers and film soundtracks, including the independent film PRISM, as well as computer game soundtracks such as World of Warcraft, Lands of Lore 2 and 3, Earth and Beyond, and Emperor: Battle for Dune; and Starlight Inception. He also features on 20 Years of Narada Piano.

Arkenstone has earned four Grammy nominations for his work: In the Wake of the Wind in 1992, Citizen of the World in 2000, and Atlantis in 2004. 'Fairy Dreams in 2020.

Arkenstone has learned to play a variety of musical instruments, including bouzouki, mandolin, guitar, bass guitar, harp, cello, flute, electronic keyboards, piano, Turkish saz, pennywhistle, melodica, and pan pipes. He also plays drums and percussion and has performed some vocalizations on his albums.

Arkenstone is also involved in the band Troika; their sound is similar to his solo work. The band members like to remain anonymous, although the compositions are credited to Arkenstone.

His theme "The Journey Begins/Kyla's Ride" was used for the FIFA World Cup France '98 broadcastings intro by the Mexican television network Azteca.

His song "Papillon (On the Wings of the Butterfly)" is used as background music in Future World at Epcot in Walt Disney World. His song "The Palace" was once used as background music in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom as well. "The Palace" also used to play in Tokyo Disneyland's Tomorrowland, and another one of his songs, "Valley in the Clouds" was also used.

He signed with Domo Records and re-released the album Echoes of Light and Shadow in 2010.

Arkenstone was a member of the composing team who developed the music for Blizzard Activision's World of Warcraft videogame's Cataclysm expansion. Along with Arkenstone, the team consists of Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford, and Neal Acree.

Nocturne
David Arkenstone Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Nocturne' by these artists:

%EC%97%90%ED%94%BD %ED%95%98%EC%9D%B4 (Epik High) Onuse bami mojun sumul shwio sebyog byorun chumul chwo odumi…
A Tortured Soul When you live in darkness You pray to the angel…
Age The Greek sword over the head of your bed It swings…
Akina Nakamori 気がつけば音のない回るだけのレコード針を止める余裕もあげはしないうかつな唇から吐き出すように落ちた言葉なら…
ALHAZ Nocturne Vasi passe moi le pompe Passe moi le P Je vais les…
Ana Roxanne And through the night A light shines And clouds fill the sky…
Anne Takle La dagen f Sin hvile n Og natten vil vke for den Nocturne…
Ash A song for the baby in your womb A song for…
Ash Kidd chérie monte dans la may back tu sais qu'on a des…

Ashkidd Chérie monte dans la Maybach Tu sais qu′on a des choses…
B.ton Nightmare bring me to the dawn I must ride your body…
Benighted Dans l'obscurité nocturne Et la brume épaisse du lieu où la…
Billy Joel When it rains I watch the window Golden dreams Wash down the…
Billy Joel(빌리 조엘) (instrumental)…
Blanco White Cold light of the stars the same A flag drew a…
BONNIE PINK Sayonara no kassai wo ukete mou ichido arukidasu Brand-new …
Brion Starr We ride the nocturnal Forever and ever Chasing the eternal …
Carmen/Peer Gynt No other bridge between their hearts, inside her ocean Night…
Celtic Woman Now let the day just slip away So the dark night…
César Franck Ô fraîche Nuit, Nuit transparente, Mystère sans obscurité, L…
Chair Warriors Why can't you leave me I wasn't trying to fill this…
Cinderheart Between the stars and the clouds The crescent rises high I h…
Claude Debussy; Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Je voulais te dire avant de dormir Que j'aime chacun de…
D & C Broken spirit Bleeding light Would not give in Without a fig…
Deerhunter I was in the p– Scented photograph Laying on the co– And the…
die in cries クチビルあわせ眠りたい満ちた月明かり浴びながらクチビルあわせ眠りたい抱きしめた想いのままで...... 汚れた…
DJ Food (mummuring in background) who are you? Are you good enough t…
E-Mantra La nuit ça rassure je vois même plus l'intérêt d'aller…
Echo Hotel Voices climb the hill ahead of me A shivering Jack and…
Eden So I've been thinking ‘bout something Lately I've been alive…
Elend "Lost in a dream... Drowning in the eyes Of a statue who…
Elisabeth Andreassen Ah, ah..., yeah, yeah... Sov på min arm! Natten gömmer U…
Epik High Onuse bami mojun sumul shwio sebyog byorun chumul chwo odumi…
Étienne Daho Sous ces étoiles envenimées Archangéliques et dérangées Dres…
eufonius Yume no ai mani omoi de wou kaze Samui mado ede…
Evert Taube Sov på min arm! Natten gömmer Under sin vinge din blossande…
Fairy 女神は永遠の幸せの中で Here the goddess of happiness cries, And in thi…
Florian Zabach His Violin and Orchestra There's a place where you can go Music's hot and lights…
FOG Surrounded, Hear nothing but ourselves, sing Paint yourself …
Forestella 바람이 부는 것은 더운 내 맘 삭여주려 계절이 다 가도록 나는…
Frédéric Chopin My books lie unopened We’ve barely left a word unspoken Exp…
Gunnar Eriksson O Mensch! Gib acht! Was spricht die tiefe Mitternacht? Ich …
Gunnhild Tvinnereim La dagen f Sin hvile n Og natten vil vke for den Nocturne…
Gunnhild Tvinnereim/Secret Garden/John Tate La dagen f Sin hvile n Og natten vil vke for den Nocturne S…
HeXeN Pain reawakens uncertainty, Into firestorms that burn your m…
Hite What have I got to lose In letting you go What a…
Hologramme Et j'ai marché, dans la nuit.  À la lueur d'une ville…
I.M.S Can't wait for the night For the sun To leave to this…
Ingvar Wixell Sov på min arm Natten gömmer Under sin vinge din blossande…
Inofaith Most of my ideas come out of complete silence. My work,…
Isaac Stern and Orchestra There's a place where you can go Music's hot and lights…
Isabel Bayrakdarian Ellie Choate Խաղաղ գիշեր է, գեղեցիկ ու զով, Աշխարհ կը նիրհէ անուշ երազով.…
Jean-bernard Marie Je voulais te dire avant de dormir Que j'aime chacun de…
Jiang Xiao-Qing The city lights Drifting by me One after another A dreamy sk…
Joseph Lawrenson My books lie unopened We’ve barely left a word unspoken Exp…
Kim Yoon Barami buneun geoseun. Deoun naeman sagyeojuryeo Gyejeori da…
KITCHEN - Deerhunter I was in the p– Scented photograph Laying on the co– And the…
Krzystof Jablonski & Frédéric Chopin My books lie unopened We’ve barely left a word unspoken Exp…
Loa Falkman Sov på min arm natten gömmer Under sin vinge din blossande…
Lucky Tapes 言葉になれない声は枯れてこのままここで帰りを待つよ最後のチャイムとともに君の姿を追いかけて行く聞こえないフリ…
Lunär Wishing on a dream that seems far off Hoping it will…
M.Glinka - Can't wait for the night For the sun To leave to this…
Mark Lanegan Red lights X-ray vision That lowly drug is in my veins Blood…
Mary Chapin Carpenter It was late in the summer and the house was…
MASSIVE CHANGES: NEW BUFFS & NERFS Coming in Patch 11.14 Tout le temps J'suis perdu j'ai des doutes Est ce qu'on…
Maybird Fire red ivy hangs around your window peak, season in…
Medeski Martin and Wood When autumn sings her lullaby And green leaves turn to gold …
Mikael Wiehe Nu vilar vind Nu slumrar mörka vatten Nu falnar glöd Nu fall…
MISIA つないだ手を握りしめて二人の時は流れてたこんな夜は思い出すこぼれ落ちそうな月の光知らず知らず君を傷つけて知ら…
Mr. Pine A whole chapter is done I dug it out this far…
Natasha's Ghost A song for the baby in your womb A song for…
Nelleke Burg We stonden zacht te praten Aan 't kantje van de sloot De…
Niklas Strömstedt Leende spegel med brister och fel; Se att barnet har blivit…
Nina Utashiro Mamacita Draculita! Salt that rim, make a margarita I can c…
Nocturne J’fume des smokes, tellement que j’choke (j’choke) Ma vie es…
Olle Adolphson Sov på min arm natten gömmer Under sin vinge din blossande…
Paralysed Age The Greek sword over the head of your bed It swings…
Paul Chihara/The Roches You ask me why We cannot make love I have been ransacking…
Philippe B Six mois plus tard Je pense encore Qu'on aurait pu sauver la…
Pot-pourri 消えない日々をもう一度今更明日に叫んでる見えない君ともう一度戻らない夜を駆ける何かが崩れてく気がしていた少し…
Prelude No. 1 Claque des sommes comme un débiteur J'étais romantique mais …
Radigost Daylight leaves this world again, the burning ball called Su…
Red Delicious Daylight fades, my love Static hums but you can't hear it…
Rolf Loveland & Fionnula Sherry Now let the day just slip away So the dark night…
Rolf Løvland Now let the day Just slip away So the dark night may…
Rush Did I have a dream? Or did the dream have me? Did…
S.O.B. Sugadores em reuniao Eu sorrindo com emoção Vai ter sangue …
Sans Seraph What can I say, It's been so long. Nothing to say It's be…
Secret Garden La dagen f Sin hvile n Og natten vil vke for den Nocturne S…
Secret Garden (2014) La dagen f Sin hvile n Og natten vil vke for den Nocturne…
Secret Garden Anne Takle Now, let the day Just sleep away So the dark night May watch…
Simon Joyner There's a vase full of flowers in the dining room I'm…
Soliloquium City night brings me back To retread past steps Among the mo…
Sonitus Vir once you desire something you cannot undesire it the car…
Sophie B. Hawkins Nightmare bring me to the dawn I must ride your body…
Sponge Cola Laid my head on a pillow Watched the night go by Watched…
State Craft Slowly but surely time leads me to the coming death. In…
Sufferer Ooh look at you Lying there looking so beautifully My image …
Susan Graham & Malcolm Martineau La nuit sur le grand mystère Entr'ouvre ses écrins bleus Aut…
Sven-Bertil Taube Sov på min arm Natten gömmer Under sin vinge din blossande…
Swatka City CrawlFloat into the night, so low Cutting out the lighting s…
Sylvia Plath Flintlike, her feet struck Such a racket of echoes from the…
T-99 Program kick the toe jam Feel the flow, here…
T99 Program kick the toe jam Feel the flow, here…
Taube Sov p min arm! Natten gmmer under sin vinge din…
TesseracT Climb (you're dehydrated) Fly (your wings are jaded) Cry (yo…
The Angelfire Project Nocturne Breathe, breath in the air. Breathe, breath in the…
The George Shearing Quintet & Orchestra There's a place where you can go Music's hot and lights…
The Hoodies Stay all night long* These walls won't talk or share our…
The Human Abstract Hollow self indulgence leading the way In the wake of inten…
The Love Language Wildflower, 'neath the Autumn leaves lead me to the river, …
The Roches You ask me why We cannot make love I have been ransacking…
The West Exit I don't know what you want Anything, I'll give it up I…
Tomoyo Harada 雨は今日も降り続きくちずさむうたも霧にとけてそしていつかめぐりあえる人に胸は騒ぎ時が降りそそぐ夜降り続く雨…
Total-Empty I feel This night Could tear me up into pieces I know We wil…
Travis A. King Rendez vous nocturne J'ai rendez vous au même carrefour ; J…
Triniti Now let the day just slip away so the dark…
Various Artists Oh, come crush me now Don't leave No one has won this…
Vesa-Matti Loiri Ruislinnun laulu korvissani Tähkäpäiden päällä täysi kuu Kes…
Werkraum Welcome, sweet Death! Go, nightly cares, the enemy to rest,…
Wild Nothing You wanna know me What's to know Do I amuse you When the…
Yearning We float among the dismal parade of night bewildered Betwee…
Zero-Project Barami buneun geoseun. Deoun naeman sagyeojuryeo Gyejeori da…
\o/ Nox Arcana Sugadores em reuniao Eu sorrindo com emoção Vai ter sangue …
そこに鳴る孤独な部屋で紡いだ音が 2人を交えて曲になった日々溜め込んだ焦燥の言葉乗せる旋律で意味を成す nocturne た…
原田知世雨は今日も降り続きくちずさむうたも霧にとけてそしていつかめぐりあえる人に胸は騒ぎ時が降りそそぐ夜降り続く雨…
周杰倫 yi qun shi xue de ma yi bei fu rou…
宮野真守月が見える星が見えるだけど君が見えない想いつのるこんな夜はそばにいてよいつか君とまた笑えますように少し…
山下智久 Sou marude She's like a star Todokisou de far Nagameteru in…
神秘园(secret garden) La dagen f Sin hvile n Og natten vil vke for den Nocturne Se…

We have lyrics for these tracks by David Arkenstone:

All Souls Night Bonfires dot the rolling hillsides Figures dance around and …
Angels in the Snow Music Only - No Lyrics…
Be Thou My Vision Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart Naught be…
Caravan Night and stars above that shine so bright The myst'ry…
Cruisin Baby let's cruise, away from here Don't be confused baby, th…
Cruisin' Baby let's cruise, away from here Don't be confused baby, t…
Deliver Me Deliver me, out of my sadness. Deliver me, from all of…
Far Far Away I am lost in a dream far away Lost in a…
Only An Ocean Away I see a shadow every day and night. I walk a…
Prelude: Tallis the Messenger Echoes of an ancient time live inside your mind. Why don't y…
Safe & Sound I remember tears streaming down your face When I said, I'll…
Sanctus Once upon a long night after a hard cry Somewhere in…
Taken By The Wind It′s a mystery When love comes in your door And you know…
The Voice In a dream you will see Darkness calls your name All…

Valley in the Clouds Music Only - No Lyrics…

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