The Snowman 16:9 widescreen. Channel 4 used this opening from 2002 until Mel Smith's death in 2013, when the Bowie introduction returned, returning the film to its original aspect ratio. The 30th anniversary DVD doesn't use any of the openings but includes all three openings as a bonus feature. The song "Walking in the Air" is sung in the film by chorister Peter Auty, who was not credited in the original version. He was given a credit on the 20th anniversary version. The song was covered three years later by Welsh chorister Aled Jones in a single which reached #5 in the
The Loner (Maurice Gibb song) The Loner (Maurice Gibb song) "The Loner" is a song written by Maurice Gibb and Billy Lawrie and originally included on Gibb's "The Loner" which was not released, although British rock band The Bloomfields covered the song and their version was released internationally, featuring a lead vocal of Billy Lawrie and Maurice Gibb, with Gibb on guitars and bass. They recorded this song for the film "Bloomfield", but the film was called "The Hero" in America. The song starts with a drum fill. Gibb and Lawrie sang together in harmony on the line "I'm a loner". On the record, Billy