| "Conquest of Paradise" | ||||
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| Single by Vangelis | ||||
| from the album 1492: Conquest of Paradise | ||||
| B-side | "Moxica and the Horse" | |||
| Released | October 1992[1] | |||
| Length | 4:47 | |||
| Label | East West | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Vangelis | |||
| Producer(s) | Vangelis | |||
| Vangelis singles chronology | ||||
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"Conquest of Paradise" is a song recorded by Greek composer Vangelis. It was the soundtrack from Ridley Scott's 1992 film 1492: Conquest of Paradise[2] and the lead single from the album of the same name. The song achieved success in many territories, including Flanders, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland where it topped the singles chart, but was a relative failure in UK where it only peaked at number 60. The song's popularity had been boosted in Germany by boxer Henry Maske using it as his theme song.[3]
Its chord progression is based on the old European theme La Follia.
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