The Snowman through pictures, action and music, scored by Howard Blake. It is wordless, just like the book, except for the song "Walking in the Air". In addition to the orchestral score, performed in the film by the Sinfonia of London, Blake composed the music and lyrics of the song, performed by Peter Auty, a St Paul's Cathedral choirboy. The special ranks #71 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, a list drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, based on a vote by industry professionals. It was voted #4 in UKTV Gold's "Greatest TV Christmas Moments". It came third
Forever Young (Bob Dylan song) Meat Loaf recorded a version on his 2003 album "Couldn't Have Said It Better", and Marcia Hines covered the song for her 2004 album "Hinesight". Ray Wilson included a version, on his 2001 live album "Live and Acoustic", which was mostly sung by backing vocalist Amanda Lyon. Stoney LaRue recorded a studio version on his 2005 album "The Red Dirt Album", and a live version on "Live at Billy Bob's Texas". Robin Wright sang to composer Max Richter's take on the song for the soundtrack of the 2013 film "The Congress" Norah Jones sang a version at the Steve Jobs