The video clip for Yuval Raphael’s song, Amber Skies, the theme for Yes’s series One Day in October, was just released this week, just before Raphael’s first concert as headliner on November 1 in Tel Aviv.
One day in October, each episode of which tells a different story of heroism and survival from the October 7 massacre by Hamas, is available internationally on HBO Max, where it has been seen by millions of viewers around the world.
The series, which was created by Oded Davidoff and Daniel Finkelman, features fact-based stories that include those of Aya Meydan, a resident of Kibbutz Be’eri, a cyclist whose life was saved by a Bedouin and his cousins; Inbal Rabin-Lieberman, the 25-year-old in charge of her kibbutz’s defense squad, who fought bravely and saw to it that no one lost their lives on Kibbutz Nir Am; Sabine Tassa, whose oldest son and husband were murdered; the Golan-Hogeg family from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, who survived horrific burns with their infant daughter after the terrorists set fire to their home; and Omer Shem Tov, who was held captive by Hamas for 505 days.
The Amber Skies video shows Raphael walking through a dark, desolate space, interspersed with scenes from the series and real news clips and videos from October 7.
It’s particularly appropriate for Raphael to be singing the theme song for this series because she survived the massacre at the Nova Music Festival by hiding in a bomb shelter. About 50 people entered the shelter and only 11 survived.
Raphael found international fame this year when she represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel in May, where she finished first in the popular vote and second overall.
Amber Skies was composed, arranged, and produced by Tomer Biran, who also produced New Day Will Rise, the song by Keren Peles that Raphael sang at Eurovision. The lyrics for Amber Skies were written by Isabella Brodie.
As Raphael prepares for her concert at the Tel Aviv Amphitheater on Saturday, she has also recently launched her new EP, called 22:22, featuring three original songs, the videos for which have already been viewed nearly a million times.
Her concert will feature musical production by Amos Ben David, who has accompanied her since her early days on The Next Star for Eurovision, the talent contest on Keshet 12, which she won, and which selects Israel’s contestant.
Raphael's concert expected to be a 'very special show'
Speaking to the Jerusalem Post in an exclusive interview earlier this month, she said, “I think it’s going to be a very special show because it will combine everything I am: sadness and joy, optimism and pain, opening old wounds and also celebrating life. All of that will come together through the music.
I see it as an hour and a half of a message; a journey. And I believe people will see sides of me they haven’t seen before. The whole thing is very carefully crafted, and I’m pouring my heart and soul into it.”