Mozart and Salieri write 'Requiem in D Minor' (Full HD) - Amadeus (1984)

Movie Clip from Amadeus (1984), directed by Milos Forman.

[GreatUSTreasureHunt]

"Let's write a 6 minute scene about composing classical music."

Said no filmmaker since.

[scatterbrainart]

You look at him sweating in that bed and think "My god, just a course of intravenous antibiotics would probably clear up whatever he had." The absence of modern medicine took so many geniuses in their prime.

[tmrezzek]

One of the greatest non-action film climaxes right here--Mozart finally finally meets someone who understands him (and with whom he could possibly become friends) and Salieri finally begins to understand Mozart. Their brief, mutual creativity is electrifying, and it makes the sense of loss at the end more tragic.

[poupard]

" So I am going to write a movie, I will have the best acting performances ever produced, amazing dialogues, historically accurate costumes, decor plus a unique and moving story" it will be a huge success for sure.
" Yes indeed and who will write the soundtrack?"
"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart"

[cmonclair]

Mozart: struggling in his death bed.


Salieri: "you go too fast!"

[akanecortich]

Mozart only just reaching his peak when he died, believe it or not, his music was becoming even more masterful and reaching.

[Hilder]

"G sharp?"

"Of course."

As if there was any question

[channingbloom]

This man had the entire thing in his head.
From every single instrument, he knew what each was going to sound like and then so. The man died too soon just like some other great composers and musicians out there.

[dfa]

I was never into classical music before this movie. That changed after this movie. The Mass Requiem is deep and moving.

[landslave]

"I don't need it written down, the music is already in my head." DAMN.

[blackcharles]

the world needs more movies like this one, it is a masterpiece

[codswallop]

I love how Salieri is panicked by the instruction "doubling the voices" (ie "just write down the same notes again") and yet is able to construct the fast moving bassline with almost no information...

[reginaschellhaas]

This is so powerful. Salieri sets his jealousy and ego aside, and scores the dying genius's music. He is open and honest: "I don't understand!" But he is determined to score the music, before it is too late, to catch "the voice of God" "whispering in Mozart's ear". Excellent screenwriting! Abraham and Hulce are so convincing here. I have tried to imagine how they were able to play the scene without the soundtrack music in the background. I think Hulce's contribution to 'Amadeus' was under appreciated. I was in tears, watching this scene in 1984.

[EGarrett]

Fun fact: Even though this happens in 1791, one of the people portrayed in this scene was actually photographed. The 7-year-old boy who Constanze is holding at 5:53 is their son Karl Thomas Mozart. He was a gifted pianist but ended up becoming a government accountant. He attended events dedicated to his father until his death in 1858, and 2 years before he died, he posed for a Daguerreotype. It's the only known photograph of a member of the Mozart family. You can see it if you look him up on Google or Wikipedia.

[jamesboulger]

One thing Salieri doesn't appreciate about himself is he knows enough about music to recognize the skill and prodigy that Mozart is. That alone is still representative of musical talent. Sometimes I wish I had as much taste in things, food, music, literature.

[Profile__]

2:24 Man, that face Salieri makes really sums up their entire dichotomy, doesn't it? Salieri here is finally happy he wrote something, but then Mozart goes "Alright that was nothing, now we're gonna really lay it down."

[ticwugl]

I love Mozart's smile here at 3:46 when Salieri reads his mind!

[tomab]

Maybe the best scene about music and about composing ever.

[baileeparkes]

Definitely my favourite scene from this whole film. This movie won the academy award for best sound mixing for a goddamn reason

[dominicweber]

If it had been anyone less of a genius than Salieri, this would not have been able to happen. Hell, even Salieri struggled to follow Mozart