DJ Raphaël Marionneau works at the intersection between classical, chill-out, electronic, and film music. The Hamburg-based Frenchman samples sounds from these and other genres to create special concept music that has fans all over Europe. He is a resident DJ for international radio stations with his project “abstrait.” His ethereal sound sessions at the Hamburg Planetarium regularly delight visitors. Since 2005, Marionneau has expanded his activities under the “le cinema abstrait” label to include the accompaniment of silent films. His artistic aim is to enable a new way of experiencing German silent film classics by giving them a fresh, contemporary touch with up-to-date, innovatively mixed sound concepts.
His repertoire to date includes THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, NOSFERATU, METROPOLIS, and BERLIN - SYMPHONY OF THE METROPOLIS.
Marionneau’s score for MENSCHEN AM SONNTAG – PEOPLE ON SUNDAY celebrated its world premiere at the UFA Film Nights 2013, and at the UFA Film Nights 2016, he accompanied the Weimar cinema classic DER MÜDE TOD – DESTINY, whose restoration was sponsored by Bertelsmann.
