1492: Conquest of Paradise (film score)

E39558

film score soundtrack album

"1492: Conquest of Paradise" is a symphonic electronic film score by Vangelis, renowned for its sweeping, atmospheric themes that accompany Ridley Scott’s 1992 historical epic about Christopher Columbus.

Aliases (1)

1492: Conquest of Paradise (film) ×2

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film score → soundtrack album →
artist	Vangelis →
associatedDecade	1990s →
associatedWith	Christopher Columbus → historical epic cinema →
basedOn	1492: Conquest of Paradise (film) →
composer	Vangelis →
countryOfOrigin	Greece →
directorOfAssociatedFilm	Ridley Scott →
forFilm	1492: Conquest of Paradise (film) →
genre	electronic → film music → new-age → symphonic →
hasAtmosphere	epic → majestic →
hasCoverArtFeaturing	imagery of ships and exploration →
hasTitleTrack	Conquest of Paradise →
inspiredBy	voyages to the New World →
language	instrumental →
notableTrack	Conquest of Paradise → Deliverance → Eternity → Hispanola → Light and Shadow → Moxica and the Horse → Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria (Into Eternity) → Twenty Eighth Parallel → West Across the Ocean Sea →
originalMedium	CD →
partOf	Vangelis discography →
recordingArtistNationality	Greek →
releaseYear	1992 →
style	atmospheric → orchestral with electronic elements → sweeping →
theme	Age of Discovery → voyage of Christopher Columbus →
usedAs	theme music for various events →
usesInstrumentation	choir → orchestra → synthesizers →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou → Vangelis →	notableWork
1492: Conquest of Paradise (film score) ("1492: Conquest of Paradise (film)") →	basedOn
1492: Conquest of Paradise (film score) ("1492: Conquest of Paradise (film)") →	forFilm