One of our most popular events RETURNS with a silent horror double feature!

Join us as “Austin’s most adventurous band”, The Invincible Czars, return to Buffalo to present LIVE scores to both THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) and F.W. Murnau’s NOSFERATU (1922).

This year marks the exciting debut of their soundtrack to PHANTOM, a culmination of nearly a year of meticulous composition, recording, and collaboration.

Over the years, The Invincible Czars have taken this show to premiere venues, indie movie theaters, and Alamo Drafthouses all over the country. This showing marks their 7th appearance at the North Park Theatre.

Thursday 10/23 at 7:00 PM

Single feature and double feature tickets are now available. NOTE: “VIP” is for the double feature:

DOUBLE FEATURE VIP at 7:00 PM

“(The Invincibe Czars’) live Nosferatu silent film score is a brilliantly realized wedding of contemporary musical sensibility and technology with early 20th century cinema.”
-Chico News Review

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Hailing from Austin, Texas, The Invincible Czars have been “keeping it weird” since 2003 when they could be found playing their left-of-the-dial music in clubs like Emo’s and Stubb’s. In 2004, they stepped into the arts realm with their re-imagined version of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. In 2006, they began performing live silent film soundtracks at the first Alamo Drafthouse and have since blazed their own touring circuit of cinemas, colleges and PACs across the US and Canada.

Their tastefully modern silent films soundtracks and dynamic live performances give modern day audiences a context in which to appreciate early cinema and they have earned accolades from film and music buffs alike.

With influences ranging from film composers like Bernard Herrmann and Graham Reynolds to their favorite oddball rockers like Primus and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, The Invincible Czars create an unforgettable live experience that appeals to audiences of all backgrounds.

Since 2018, the group has operate more like a collective with a rotating cast of players. The fall 2025 touring roster is:

Gregg Barbanell – foley sound effects (CA and AZ show only)
Stefan Castro del-Bosque – drums, percussion, sound effects
Phil Davidson – violin, keyboards, percussion
Wes Haynes – keyboards
Josh Robins – guitar, bass guitar, sound effects
Kevin Sakai – flute, clarinet, bass clarinet (in for Lauryn Gould)

ABOUT THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925):

The iconic moment when Mary Philbin removed Lon Chaney’s mask in The Phantom of the Opera (1925, dir. Rupert Julian) is one of cinema’s most enduring images. Now, The Invincible Czars will bring their signature blend of eclectic instrumentation, adventurous arrangements and sense of emotional depth to this 100-year-old classic with their new, tastefully modern soundtrack, performing it live with the film in art house cinemas across the US and Canada in 2025.

The tour will celebrate the 100th anniversary of this early American horror film. The band has been captivating both music and film enthusiasts across North America since 2015 when their soundtrack for Nosferatu earned them accolades in the art house community and made them staple of the silent film circuit.

The Czars’ Phantom of the Opera soundtrack is the culmination of nearly a year of meticulous composition, recording, and collaboration. The group drew inspiration from the film’s gothic visuals and haunting narrative to craft a score using their primary instruments: piano, violin, electric guitar/bass, organ, flute, drums and bass clarinet. They create a live experience so immersive that it’s easy to forget the music is being played live at times!

ABOUT NOSFERATU:

Nosferatu tells the story of Hutter and Ellen, a couple from the village of Wisborg. Hutter travels to Transylvania to sell a piece of property in Wisborg to Count Orlok. Hutter stays in Orlok’s castle only to learn that the Count is a vampire. Orlok purchases a house next to Hutter’s, locks Hutter in the castle and travels to Wisborg. On the way, he manages to possess Hutter’s employer and Ellen and strike the village with an outbreak of the plague. Hutter rushes home to stop him before it’s too late.