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1492: Conquest of Paradise (album)
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1492: Conquest of Paradise

Studio album by Vangelis
Released 1992
Recorded 1992
Genre Film score
Length 54:47
Label Atlantic/WEA
Producer Vangelis
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]

Vangelis chronology
The City
(1990) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
(1992) Blade Runner
(1994)

1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 music score by Greek electronic composer and artist Vangelis. The film, a recount of the voyage to America in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, was directed by Ridley Scott, for whom Vangelis had previously composed the music score for Blade Runner, in 1982. The album and the single "Conquest of Paradise" enjoyed a revival in 1995 for various reasons and broke many sales records[2].
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1492: Conquest of Paradise
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1492 Conquest of Paradise

Promotional film poster
Directed by Ridley Scott
Produced by Mimi Polk Gitlin
Alain Goldman
Written by Roselyne Bosch
Starring Gérard Depardieu
Sigourney Weaver
Music by Vangelis
Cinematography Adrian Biddle
Editing by William M. Anderson
Françoise Bonnot
Les Healey
Armen Minasian
Deborah Zeitman
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) October 9, 1992 (USA)
Running time 142 min.
Language English
Budget $47,000,000 US (est.)
IMDb profile
1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 American/European adventure/drama film. It was directed by Ridley Scott and written by Roselyne Bosch.

The story tells of Christopher Columbus' (Gérard Depardieu) discovery of the New World and its effect on the indigenous people, starting with his solicitation of Queen Isabella (Sigourney Weaver) to gain the necessary funding.

Despite its average box office intake, the film's score by renowned composer Vangelis became a successful album worldwide. Its main theme, Conquest of Paradise, was used by former Portuguese Prime-Minister António Guterres at his 1995 election.