AMADEUS -- The Music

The Music in the Film

Though musical conductor Neville Marriner, with the help of the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, recorded a lot more of Mozart's music than is actually in the film, only several particular pieces were selected to be heard in Amadeus. Below is the list of the music heard in Amadeus, as well as the scene that accompanies it.

Musical note Opening credits:

Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Katerina Cavallieri sings (in flashback) one of Salieri's operas:

Song from "Auxor"
Composed by Antonio Salieri

Musical note Salieri in asylum at piano:

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Flashback to young Salieri in church & his father's death:

Stabat Mater; Quando Corpus Morietur and Amen
Composed by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Musical note Archbishop's Palace as Salieri first walks in:

Bubak and Hungaricus
Early 18th-Century Gypsy Music

Musical note Mozart's music at the Archbishop's Palace:

Serenade for Thirteen Wind Instruments, K. 361
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Salieri's "March" for Mozart:

Non Piu Andrai
Composed by Antonio Salieri

Musical note Mozart transforms Salieri's "March":

Overture from "The Marriage of Figaro"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Katerina Cavallieri sings in Mozart's opera:

One of Konstanze's arias from "The Abduction from the Seraglio"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Opera finale with Katerina Cavalleri:

Turkish Finale, "The Abduction from the Seraglio"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Leopold asks the Archbishop of Salzburg to rehire Mozart:

Overture to "Don Giovanni"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Wolfgang and Constanze's wedding:

Mass in C Minor, K. 427, Kyrie
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Salieri with a lady practicing her lessons:

Caro Mio Bene
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

* - this scene/music was cut from the original release

Musical note Salieri reviews Mozart's music:

Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299
Symphony No. 29 in A, K. 201
Concerto for Two Pianos, K. 365
Symphonie Concertante, K. 364
Mass in C Minor, K. 427, Kyrie
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Constanze comes to Salieri later that night:

Confutatis, Requiem, K. 626
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

* - this scene/music was cut from the original release

Musical note Mozart attempts to pupil a young girl:

Overture to "The Marriage of Figaro"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

* - this scene/music was cut from the original release

Musical note Mozart walks through Vienna streets & greets Leopold at his house:

Overture to "The Marriage of Figaro" & Overture to "Don Giovanni"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Wolfgang, Constanze, and Leopold get in costume & the Masquerade Ball:

Chorus Of The Janissaries, K. 384 & Ich Mochte Wohl der Kaiser Sein, K. 539, "The Abduction from the Seraglio"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Wolfgang composes at the pool table:

Act IV, Ah Tutti Contenti, "The Marriage of Figaro"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Mozart gives an outdoor concert:

Piano Concerto in E flat, K. 482
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Salieri sneeks into Mozart's house:

Piano Concerto in E flat, K. 482 & Overture to "The Marriage of Figaro"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Beginning rehearsals for "The Marriage of Figaro":

Unknown from "The Marriage of Figaro"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Rehearsals in costume (ballet) for "The Marriage of Figaro":

Act III, Ecco la Marcia, "The Marriage of Figaro"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Opening night of "The Marriage of Figaro":

Act III, Ecco la Marcia & Act IV, Ah Tutti Contenti, "The Marriage of Figaro"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Salieri's "best opera ever written" sequence:

Finale, "Auxor"
Composed by Antonio Salieri

Musical note Mozart stages "Don Giovanni":

Act II, Commendatore scene, "Don Giovanni"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Mozart meets the messenger:

Overture to "The Magic Flute," K. 620
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note The messenger leaves:

Introitus (orchestral introduction), Requiem, K. 626
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Old Salieri visualizes Mozart's funeral:

Dies Irae, Requiem, K. 626
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Parody of Mozart's music:

Act II, Commendatore scene, "Don Giovanni"
One of Konstanze's arias from "The Abduction from the Seraglio"
Act III, Ecco la Marcia, "The Marriage of Figaro"
Act IV, Ah Tutti Contenti, "The Marriage of Figaro"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Mozart composes the Requiem after the Parody:

Dies Irae, Requiem, K. 626
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Lorl tells Salieri Mozart's ill, Mozart at home, & Mozart denounces his father's portrait:

Overture to "The Magic Flute," K. 620 & Masonic Funeral Music, K. 477
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Constanze is frightened for Mozart & he leaves her to party:

Rex Tremendae Majestatis, Requiem, K. 626
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Mozart parties with friends in a cabin:

Unknown from "The Magic Flute"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Mozart walks home drunk & finds Constanze gone:

Rex Tremendae Majestatis, Requiem, K. 626
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Opening of "The Magic Flute":

Aria No. 14, Der Holle Rache Kocht, "The Magic Flute"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Birds sequences:

Unknown from "The Magic Flute"
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Constanze decides to leave The Spa:

Six German dances, Nos. 1-3, K. 509
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Salieri helps Mozart write the Requiem & Constanze comes home:

Confutatis, Requiem, K. 626
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note Mozart's death:

Lacrymosa, Requiem, K. 626
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical note End credits:

Piano Concerto in D minor, K. 466
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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