Walking in the Air Walking in the Air "Walking in the Air" is a song written by Howard Blake for the 1982 animated film of Raymond Briggs' 1978 children's book "The Snowman". The song forms the centrepiece of "The Snowman", which has become a seasonal favourite on British and Finnish television. The story relates the fleeting adventures of a young boy and a snowman who has come to life. In the second part of the story, the boy and the snowman fly to the North Pole. "Walking in the Air" is the theme for the journey. They attend a party of snowmen, at which
Up in the Air (2009 film) Night Film Club had a free screening on Sunday November 8, 2009, with a Q&A session with Reitman following the screening. "Up in the Air" was the centerpiece for the 18th Annual St. Louis International Film Festival, which was held from November 12 to November 22, 2009. The film was shown November 14, 2009 at the Tivoli Theater in University City, Missouri with Jason Reitman and Michael Beugg in attendance. Kevin Renick, the St. Louis musician who wrote the song "Up in the Air", performed half an hour prior to the screening. Yukon Jake, who performed in the wedding scene