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Limited 140-gram Yellow Colored vinyl. 1492 Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 music score to the film of the same name 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 InchConquest of ParadiseInch enjoyed a revival in 1995 for various reasons and broke many sales records. Due to the soundtrack's success, Vangelis won an Echo Award as InchInternational Artist of the YearInch, and RTL Golden Lion Award for the InchBest Title Theme for a TV Film or a SeriesInch in 1996. The album was nominated for InchBest Original Score - Motion PictureInch at the 50th Golden Globe Awards in 1993. Album Tracks 1. Opening 2. Conquest of Paradise 3. Monastery of la Rabida 4. City of Isabel 5. Light and Shadow 6. Deliverance 7. West Across the Ocean Sea 8. Eternity 9. Hispanola 10. Moxica and the Horse 11. Twenty Eighth Parallel 12. Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria (Into Eternity)
