Freedom Bremner

Some of the most fun I've ever had in the studio, has been while singing music for animation projects or voicing cartoon characters.  Recording  the theme music for Clash Royale, was a prime example. Back in 2016,, I was asked to record this hysterical parody version of Queen's "Flash Gordon" with custom lyrics about the game, Clash Royale, a new spin-off of the hugely successful game "Clash of Clans".  I was given the instruction that I should be careful not to "sound too much like Freddy Mercury", for which I said, "no problem, on my best day, I couldn't sound like Freddy's one-of-a-kind-tenor.... not to worry!"         So, I created the direction for myself of a half crazed muppet who was also a heavy metal frontman.  I was trump to channel Justin Hawkins, the lead singer from the band "The Darkness",  and a little bit of Gonzo from The Muppet Show.  That was my character.  When I was done everybody in the production said it was great, we laughed,  and we all loved it, confident that we had created something funny, rockin', quirky, and clearly not the original.. A week later we got a note from the legal department saying we needed to do it again because "it sounded too much like Freddy Mercury".