1492

Label: EastWest
Release Year: 1992
Barcode: 74509910142
Country: Europe
Product Type: CD (Pre-owned)
Score or Soundtrack: Score
Composer: Vangelis

The 1492: Conquest of Paradise soundtrack, composed by Vangelis, is one of the most iconic film scores of the early 1990s, blending electronic synthesizers with orchestral grandeur to accompany Ridley Scott’s epic starring Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, and Sigourney Weaver.

The music, especially the title piece Conquest of Paradise, became an international phenomenon, finding a second life beyond the film itself by being used in political campaigns for Jacques Chirac, boxing entrances for Henry Maske, and even celebrations of the Real Madrid football club. The score sits alongside other historical epics scored by Vangelis, such as Alexander, and can be compared to the sweeping historical soundscapes created by composers like Hans Zimmer for Gladiator and The Last Samurai, or Trevor Jonesand Randy Edelman for The Last of the Mohicans.

Track Listing

Opening
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Conquest Of Paradise
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Monastery Of La Rabida
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City Of Isabel
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Light And Shadow
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Deliverance
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West Across The Ocean Sea
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Eternity
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Hispanola
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Moxica And The Horse
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Twenty Eighth Parallel
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Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria (Into Eternity)
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