Enigma songs tv#

In 1996, the song was further popularised when it was used in a television advertisement to promote the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 1995, the song was used as the closing theme in Disney's live-action film Man of the House, as well as in the opening and closing of an Outer Limits episode.

Enigma songs tv#

In autumn 1994, the song was featured in an episode of the TV show My So-Called Life. The song was used to promote several types of media in the mid-1990s, including film and TV commercials. In addition, the drum beat of the song was sampled from the Led Zeppelin song ' When the Levee Breaks', played by John Bonham. The producer of Enigma, Michael Cretu, later obtained the CD and proceeded to sample it. Difang and Igay Duana, from the Amis, were in a cultural exchange program in Paris in 1988 when their performance of the song was recorded by the Maison des Cultures du Monde and later distributed on CD. The song's melodic and talking vocals in English are provided by Angel X (Andreas Harde), and a short talking vocal by Sandra ('Death is not the beginning of the end, that's the return to yourself, the return to innocence'), while an Amis chant ('Elders' Drinking Song') is repeated, which opens the song. Julien Temple directed its accompanying music video, which received heavy rotation on European music channels. 'Return to Innocence' was the project's biggest hit in the United States, reaching number two on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, number four on the Billboard Hot 100, and number six on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40. It also reached the top 20 in France and number two on the Eurochart Hot 100. It became the project's most successful international single after ' Sadeness (Part I)', reaching number one in over 10 countries (including Ireland, Norway, Sweden and Zimbabwe), number three on the UK Singles Chart, and the top five in several countries, including Canada, Germany and New Zealand. ' Return to Innocence' is a song by German musical group Enigma, released on 4 January 1994 by Virgin as the lead single from the group's second album, The Cross of Changes (1993). For the 2001 film, see Return to Innocence (film). Andru Donalds says that this was a miraculous show and an unforgettable journey into a spellbinding world of sounds and imagery with yet unheard sound of songs.This article is about the song by Enigma. The shows featured over twenty songs from different albums, including “The Rivers of Belief“ from the first album “MCMXC A.D“ up to “Amen“ composition recorded in their last “The Fall of Live of a Rebel Angel“ album. The success of Enigma was an inspiration to many artists and producers including Gregorian project that performs modern pop and rock songs with a Gregorian chant-inspired style. Overwhelming record sales and yet hidden faces have made Enigma one of the most popular and mystifying musical project of the last decades. A synthesis of music styles, Gregorian chanting, ethnic psalms, church bells, organs and alike instruments creates a very specific, atmospheric and sometimes even psychedelic sounds. Together with string orchestra and live band forthcoming 2-hour long shows featured majority of popular Enigma songs with a fusion of classical and modern signature elements.įounded in 1980’s by a German producer Michael Cretu, Enigma project entranced millions of listeners with unique and iconic sounds that are incomparable to anything.

Andru Donalds, Angel X and Fox Lima whose voices were behind many Enigma songs have performed as “Original Enigma Voices“ in a first part of a worldwide tour in spring of 2019. “Sadeness“, “Return to Innocence“, “Gravity of Love“ and many other hits were performed live by original members from Enigma project. Despite these stunning numbers the project has never toured or appeared in live shows. Three Grammy nominations, 70 million sold records, over 100 gold and platinum album sale certifications and this is just a visible part of Enigma project’s mystery. Members of the mysterious Enigma project performED live for the first time