1492: Conquest of Paradise (soundtrack)

1492: Conquest of Paradise is a soundtrack of the Greek musician Vangelis for the movie 1492: Conquest of Paradise in 1992 .

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 * 1 History
 * 2 Soundtrack
 * 3 Music
 * 4 Album list

History [ edit ]
In terms of revenue fell slightly against the movie but the soundtrack it did significantly better. In 1992, in the Dutch Album Top 100 yet given a modest place, but in 1995changed that and it got a much higher position: the album was five weeks at number one. This position owed ​​the soundtrack to the German boxing champion Henry Maske . He used the song Conquest of Paradise as the theme for his performances and it was then a real hype. There are more than 200,000 albums has sold, making it the Netherlands one of the most successful soundtracks ever. The single was 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Dutch Top 40 and the estimated sale was at around 100,000 pieces.

Soundtrack [ edit ]
The soundtrack contains 12 songs. The longest track in terms of duration Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria (Into Eternity), with over 13 minutes playing time. The recordings differ in certain respects with the scenes from the film. Some passages are almost the same, but there are also songs that are not in the film, and some numbers appear in a different form. Also, not all the music on the album, as the character themes (leitmotifs) that pass or major upheavals in the film (as the storm at the end). However, this has not pushed the sales.

Album list [ edit ]
The album took three years to come in the album, but was then traded for a year.