F. Murray Abraham earned a Best Actor Oscar for his imperious performance as Antonio Salieri, a mediocre composer whose churlish young rival, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce), wins immortality with his musical genius. Not happy to see his talent eclipsed, Salieri dons a disguise and deviously plots revenge, obsessed with muffling Mozart's maddening laughter. Milos Forman's masterful drama also won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director.

In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland (Richard Dreyfuss) takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired through his teaching, Holland must redefine his life's purpose. Dreyfuss earned an Oscar nomination for his outstanding work in this emotional drama.

Upon Ludwig van Beethoven's (Gary Oldman) death, his lifelong friend Anton (Jeroen Krabbé) sets out to discover the identity of the composer's mysterious muse after uncovering heartfelt love letters addressing her only as "immortal beloved." Through flashbacks, director Bernard Rose investigates Beethoven's artistic and romantic passions, with a finale that features a magical encapsulation of Beethoven's life and loves set to his "Ode to Joy."