Freefonix
| Freefonix | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Created by |
Magnus Fiennes Alex Tate Simeon Warburton |
| Directed by | Jerome France Pierre Alan Chartier |
| Voices of |
Shelley Longworth Marcel McCalla Jules de Jongh Adam Longworth Joseph Fiennes Susan Zelouf |
| Theme music composer | Freefonix |
| Opening theme | "Do What Ya Like" |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Anthony Bouchier Steve Christian Magnus Fiennes P. Jayakumar Aton Soumache Alexis Vonarb |
| Running time | 24 mins |
| Release | |
| Original network |
BBC One CBBC |
| Picture format | SDTV (576i) |
| Original release | 4 January 2008 – 22 January 2009 |
| Freefonix | |
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| Studio album by Freefonix | |
| Released | 26 January 2009 |
| Recorded | 2007–08 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 44:01 |
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Freefonix is a British children's animated television series created by Magnus Fiennes, Alex Tate and Simeon Warburton and produced by Cinnamon Entertainment with Toonz Animation, Isle of Man Film and Method Films for CBBC.
The series focuses on the band of the same name, who using the power of the Thirteenth Note, a mystical musical energy source, take part in musical battles against antagonist rock band Mantyz in order to keep the world safe from Vox, an evil Sonic Lord, and the money-making schemes of Mya De Zya, the head of the company ComaCo, who produce manufactured musical acts.
The series launched on 4 January 2008 on BBC One with the first thirteen episodes; airing weekly up until 28 March 2008. The rest of the series broadcast on CBBC from 18 December 2008 to 22 January 2009.
Freefonix have discovered a sophisticated way of fighting their battles against rival band Mantyz, by using the power of the Thirteenth Note, an awesome force that can bend space, time and minds when the perfect sound is created. When the two rival bands meet, the result is an explosive Soundclash, where the opposing forces do battle as all the energies of the Thirteenth Note are released.
Freefonix features performances from singers Jamelia, Justin Hawkins, cricketer Alastair Cook, and Joseph Fiennes and musician Haylie Ecker. With a budget of more than £10 million ($15 million), Freefonix is the largest commission by BBC for an animation. The scripts for Freefonix were written in Los Angeles and Toronto, and story edited by Jeffrey Alan Schechter, Baz Hawkins, and Will Schifrin.
Freefonix, created by Magnus Fiennes, Alex Tate and Simeon Warburton, is produced by Richelle Wilder and Chris Rice for Cinnamon Entertainment with Method Films and Toonz Animation. The series is directed by Jerome France and Pierre Alan Chartier, and features new tracks from Freefonix with some of the world's top record producing talents and features performances from Justin Hawkins (of The Darkness), Jamelia and Joseph Fiennes actor and brother of Magnus Feinnes.
A soundtrack to the series was released on 26 January 2009, marketed as the self-titled debut studio album of Freefonix. The album features a handful of songs played in the series. A second album is said to be produced if there is enough interest.
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