| Genre: | Action Fantasy |
| Creator: | Magnus Fiennes Alex Tate Simeon Warburton |
| Director: | Jerome France Pierre Alan Chartier |
| Voices: | Shelley Longworth Marcel McCalla Jules de Jongh Adam Longworth Joseph Fiennes Susan Zelouf |
| Theme Music Composer: | Freefonix |
| Opentheme: | "Do What Ya Like" |
| Composer: | Magnus Fiennes |
| Country: | United Kingdom France India |
| Language: | English |
| Num Episodes: | 40 |
| Executive Producer: | Anthony Bouchier Steve Christian Magnus Fiennes P. Jayakumar Aton Soumache Alexis Vonarb |
| Producer: | Richard Wilder Chris Rice |
| Runtime: | 24 minutes |
| Company: | Cinnamon Entertainment Method Films Toonz Animation Isle of Man Film |
| Network: | BBC One CBBC |
Freefonix is a children's animated television series created by Magnus Fiennes, Alex Tate and Simeon Warburton and co-produced by Cinnamon Entertainment, Toonz Animation-Trivandrum and Method Films for CBBC, in association with Isle of Man Film.[1] 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 was broadcast on CBBC from 18 December 2008 to 22 January 2009.
The series focuses on three musical 'Freewave' renegades that make up the fictional band of the same name. Using the power of the Thirteenth Note, a mystical musical energy source, they take part in musical battles against antagonist band Mantyz in order to keep their home city of Los Bosmos safe from the evil Sonic Lord known as Vox and the money-making schemes of Mya De Zya, the head of ComaCo, a record label and corporation who produce manufactured 'prepsi' musical acts.
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 and Justin Hawkins, saxophonist and former cricketer Alastair Cook, actor 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.
The protagonist "freewave" band who possess the power of the Thirteenth Note.
The antagonist rock band who possess a corrupt version of the Thirteenth Note.
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), singer Jamelia, and Joseph Fiennes, actor and brother of Magnus.
| Freefonix | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Freefonix |
| Cover: | Freefonix Album.jpg |
| Released: | 26 January 2009 |
| Recorded: | 2007–08 |
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.