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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.
1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, written by Roselyne Bosch and starring Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, and Sigourney Weaver. It portrays a version of the travels to the New World by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and the effect this had on indigenous peoples.
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.
26th Street Pictures is an American film production company founded by Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe and Michael Barnathan in 1994 as 1492 Pictures. [1] The name is a play on Columbus's more famous namesake, Christopher Columbus , and his 1492 landing in the Americas . [ 2 ]
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In 1492, many believe that the Earth is flat and that ships could fall over the planet's edge; the dangers of the ocean have thus far prevented the extensive travel that would disprove this belief. However, Italian navigator Christopher Columbus theorizes that the Earth is a cube, which negatively affects his cartography.
Director Ridley Scott had considered making a Christopher Columbus movie for the Salkinds but instead opted to direct a rival project from producer Alain Goldman and written by Roselyne Bosch: 1492: Conquest of Paradise. [22] The Salkinds filed a lawsuit against Scott, alleging that the director stole ideas from their project.
Cliff Eidelman (born 1964) – Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, Free Willy 3: The Rescue; Christian Eigner (born 1971) – Blutrausch, Die Viertelliterklasse; Ludovico Einaudi (born 1955) – Fuori Dal Mondo, This Is England, The Intouchables; F. M. Einheit (born 1958) – Der Platz, Im Platz, Der Tag