Sons of Raphael

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

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