Sons of Raphael is a musical project by sibling artists Loral and Ronnel Raphael.

History

Sons of Raphael released their debut record ''Full-Throated Messianic Homage'' in 2021. The record, produced and arranged by the Raphael brothers at

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, took 7 years to complete and features a full symphonic orchestra in a grand wall of sound type production which was allegedly financed through betting on NBA games since their record label refused to fund it. It was mixed in Paris for over 3 months by producer Philippe Zdar of Cassius, who died a day after finishing mixing the record. The record was released in his memory with a lamentation poem written by Ronnel, 'A Kaddish Over Death' The album's artwork was painted by the acclaimed Russian painter and novelist Maxim Kantor. Upon its release, the album gained critical acclaim with praises on publications including ''

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''. The band rarely plays live. Sons of Raphael toured with

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, as well as with French group Phoenix in 2022. In 2023 Sons of Raphael composed original music for

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'', their first music for the cinema. In 2025, they released two tracks from the

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series '' Étoile.'' The songs included the main title theme for the series and both were produced by

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. The tracks were released on Bangalter's record label. Their Track 'Yeah Yeah Yeah' was featured on the

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Cruise 2025/26 show campaign, directed by Sofia Coppola.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Full-Throated Messianic Homage'' (2021)

Original Soundtrack

* "Nights Are For Love / At Dawn I Look For You" (Main Title Theme from "Étoile") (2025) * "Priscilla" (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2023)

References

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