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
Peter Auty has sung at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden (where he worked regularly from 1999 to 2002), Glyndebourne Festival Opera (Rodrigo in Verdi's "Otello" and Nemorino in Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore") and roles with Scottish Opera and English National Opera. In other parts of Europe he has appeared in many other venues such as Frankfurt and Rouen. Auty has also performed concerts with orchestras both in his home country and abroad such as London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis, Iceland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy and Royal Flemish Philharmonic led by Edo de Waart Peter Auty Peter Robert