Live performance by City Tamburitza Orchestra Branko Radicevic - Ruma, Serbia (31.01.2010.)
"Conquest of Paradise" is a 1992 song recorded by Vangelis. It was the soundtrack from Ridley Scott's 1992 film 1492: Conquest of Paradise and the lead single from the album of the same name. The song achieved huge success in many countries, including Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland where it topped the singles chart, but was a relative failure in UK where it only peaked at #33. The song is currently the 50th best-selling single of all time in Germany, where the song's popularity had been boosted by boxer Henry Maske using it as his theme song.
"Conquest of Paradise" is played at home games for the Super 14 team Crusaders (rugby) and Super League team Wigan Warriors.
The song has been covered by many artists, including Blake, Klaus Schulze, Free the Spirit, the Vienna Symphonic Orchestra Project, John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra (1996), Daylight (1997), Dana Winner (2002), The Ten Tenors (2004) and Rhydian (2009).
This single "Conquest of Paradise" song is currently being played at 2010 ICC World Twenty20, the most prestigious cricket tournament, just before national anthems of two contesting national teams are played at the starting of every match. The single "Conquest of Paradise" has also been inserted in the 2007 Chinese TV drama series Soldiers Sortie.
Its chord progression is based on the old European theme La Follia.
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