A scene from Amadeus 1984
Old Salieri

[Salieri has played two pieces of music to Father Vogler, who does not recognize either]

Can you recall no melody of mine? I was the most famous composer in Europe. I wrote forty operas alone. [suddenly inspired] Here, what about this one? [he plays the first few bars of Eine kleine Nachtmusik]

Father Vogler

[begins to hum along as he remembered, and Salieri stops; smiling]

Yes, I know that! Oh, that's charming! I'm sorry, I didn't know you wrote that.

Old Salieri

I didn't. [Father Volger's smile fades] That was Mozart. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Father Vogel

The man you accuse yourself of killing.

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