Sons of Raphael

Sons of Raphael
Loral & Ronnel Raphael
Background information
Genres	pop
Members	Loral Raphael Ronnel Raphael

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 Electro-Vox Recording Studios, ^[1] 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. ^{[2] [3]}

It was mixed in Paris for over 3 months by producer Philippe Zdar of Cassius, who died a day after finishing mixing the record. ^[4] The album's artwork was painted by the acclaimed Russian painter and novelist Maxim Kantor. ^[1]

Upon its release, the album gained critical acclaim with praises on publications including The Sunday Times , The Times , Le Monde , Clash , Rolling Stone , Les Inrocks . ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Sons of Raphael rarely plays live. Sons of Raphael toured with Charlotte Gainsbourg, as well as with French group Phoenix in 2022. ^{[11] [12]}

In 2023 Sons of Raphael composed original music for Sofia Coppola's biographical drama Priscilla , their first music for the cinema. ^{[13] [14]} Their music was also featured on the Chanel Cruise 2025/26 show campaign, directed by Sofia Coppola. ^[15]

In 2025, they released two songs produced by Thomas Bangalter, of Daft Punk. The songs included the main title theme from the Amazon Prime Video series Étoile. . ^[16]

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

1. "Sons Of Raphael - Full-Throated Messianic Homage". June 25, 2021 – via www.discogs.com.
2. "Sons of Raphael go to the desert and set fire to humanity's religious dilemma". Hero.
3. "Sons of Raphael : The Aquarium Drunkard article". Aquarium Drunkard. July 1, 2021.
4. "Sons of Raphael: London's most curious new rock 'n' roll brothers". i-d.vice.com.
5. Davis, Dan Cairns, Lisa Verrico, Mark Edwards and Clive (June 25, 2023). "On record: pop, rock and jazz, November 17" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
6. Davis, Lisa Verrico | Dan Cairns | Mark Edwards | Clive (June 25, 2023). "On record: pop, rock and jazz — May 23" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
7. Regnard, Samuel (May 31, 2021). "Le miracle de Sons of Raphael". Rolling Stone.
8. "Les 5 albums à écouter absolument ce week-end ! - Les Inrocks".
9. "Jorja Smith, Yom, Sons of Raphael… : nos albums coups de cœur". Le Monde.fr. June 14, 2021 – via Le Monde.
10. "Sons Of Raphael - Full-Throated Messianic Homage". May 14, 2021.
11. "Sons of Raphael are splintering religion and realism to preach their own visceral doctrine". Hero.
12. "Nov 29, 2022: Phoenix / Sons of Raphael at L'Olympia Paris, Île-de-France, France | Concert Archives".
13. "Priscilla". IMDb .
14. "Priscilla Press Conference Venice". Upcoming . 5 September 2023.
15. "The Upcoming CHANEL Cruise 2025/26 Show". Upcoming . 27 April 2025.
16. Shafer, Ellise (2025-04-24). "Sons of Raphael Release 'Étoile' Title Theme 'Nights Are for Love,' Produced by Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter". Variety. Retrieved 2025-04-24.