Formed in 2012, Order of the Illusive creates live, improvised experimental scores for silent film, performing regularly throughout NYC, upstate New York, and the New England area. Their unconventional instrumentation and eclectic musical influences let them roam across a rich range of sonic and musical territory, crafting immersive sound and visual experiences that draw audiences into worlds where music and image become one.
Geoff Gersh on guitar and electronics
Bradford Reed on the pencilina (an instrument of his own design) , drums and electronics and drums
Zach Layton on 17 string bass and electronics.
Films in our repertoire include:
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
Broken Blossoms (1919)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
One Week (1920)
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
The Epic of Everest (1924)
The Navigator (1924)
Peter Pan (1924)
Seven Chances (1925)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
A Page of Madness (1926)
Faust (1926)
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
Metropolis (1927)
The Unknown (1927)
Wings (1927)
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
The Cameraman (1928)
Vampyr (1932)
Nosferatu (1932)
Beauty and the Beast (1946)
The Little Fugitive (1953)
Fantastic Planet (1973)
The Holy Mountain (1973)
Stalker (1979)
The Artist (2011)
