Ridley Scott’s 1992 historical epic 1492: Conquest Of Paradise was a box office turkey and critical flop. The liberties it took with the story of its subject, the explorer and brutal coloniser Christopher Columbus, haven’t held up well either.
In turn, the soundtrack by Vangelis barely got a mention when the obituaries were written on the synth wizard’s passing in 2022 – though that didn’t stop original versions fetching an arm and a leg on Discogs.
