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Music

• The Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner

• The Choruses
  • Academy Chorus of St Martin In The Fields, conducted by Laszlo Heltay
  • Ambrosian Opera Chorus, conducted by John McCarthy
  • The Choristers of Westminster Abbey, conducted by Simon Preston

• Instrumental soloists
  • Concerto for Piano in Eb, K482, performed by Ivan Moravec
  • Concerto for Piano in D minor, K466, performed by Imogen Cooper
  • Adagio in C minor for Glass Harmonica, K617, performed by Thomas Bloch with The Brussels Virtuosi, conducted by Marc Grauwels

• Parody backgrounds
  • San Francisco Symphony Chorus

• Caro mio ben by Giuseppe Giordani
  • Michele Esposito, soprano

Original soundtrack album

(all composed by Mozart except as noted)

• Disc One

1. Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K 183, 1st movement
2. Stabat Mater: Quando Corpus Morietur and Amen (Pergolesi - performed by the Choristers of Westminster Abbey, directed by Simon Preston)
3. Early 18th Century Gypsy Music: Bubak and Hungaricus
4. Serenade for Winds, K. 361, 3rd movement
5. The Abduction from the Seraglio, Turkish Finale
6. Symphony No. 29 in A, K 201, 1st movement
7. Concerto for Two Pianos, K. 365, 3rd movement
8. Mass in C minor, K. 427, Kyrie (Mozart)
9. Symphonie Concertante, K. 364, 1st movement

• Disc Two

1. Piano Concerto in E flat, K. 482, 3rd movement
2. The Marriage of Figaro, Act III, Ecco la Marcia
3. The Marriage of Figaro, Act IV, Ah Tutti Contenti
4. Don Giovanni, Act II, Commendatore scene
5. Zaide aria, Ruhe Sanft
6. Requiem, K. 626, Introitus (orchestra introduction)
7. Requiem: Dies Irae
8. Requiem: Rex Tremendae Majestatis
9. Requiem:Confutatis
10. Requiem: Lacrimosa
11. Piano Concerto in D minor, K. 466, 2nd movement

The original soundtrack to Amadeus reached #56 on Billboard's album charts, making it one of the most popular recordings of classical music ever. All of the tracks were composed by Mozart, save an early Hungarian folk tune and the final movement Quando Corpus Morietur et Amen by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, from his famous Stabat Mater.

The film features some music that is not included on the original soundtrack album release. As stated above, except where specified, all tracks were performed by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner, and all were performed specifically for use in the film. According to the film commentary by Forman and Schaffer, Marriner agreed to score the film if Mozart's music was completely unchanged from Mozart's original scores. Marriner did add some notes to Salieri's music that are noticeable in the beginning of the film, as Salieri begins his confession.

Music featured in the film but not included on the soundtrack album (but included in a later extended version):

• The Magic Flute, Queen of the Night aria Der Hölle Rache performed by June Anderson
• The Magic Flute, Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen... (Papageno), and Pa-pa-gena! … Pa-pa-geno! (Papageno and Papagena) performed by Brian Kay and Gillian Fisher
• Axur, Re d'Ormus, Son queste le speranze... Salieri's opera shown in the beginning of the film
• Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Martern aller Arten'... First opera that Mozart conducts in the film
• Le Nozze Di Figaro,'Cinque...dieci...venti...trenta... The scene where Figaro Samuel Ramey is measuring a space for his wedding bed
• Don Giovanni, 'La Ci Darem La Mano' appears as a parody sung as "Give me a hoof my darling, and I'll give you my heart"
• K. 466 Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor 1st movement
• K.33B Harpsichord piece in F major, played when Mozart is a child at the harpsichord, then on the violin (while blindfolded).
• Piano Concerto No.15 KV.450, B-dur - 3.Allegro, played in the Theatrical version when Mozart is walking through Vienna carrying a bottle of champagne, and in the Director's Cut when Mozart is teaching a girl to play the piano and is interrupted by barking dogs.