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 as a single two years earlier. Due to a rush to finish the film on time, Auty was not credited on the film until it was remastered in 2002. Auty took the role of Camille in York Light Opera Company’s production of "The Merry Widow" in 1995. Subsequently, he moved to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music where he studied under Peter Alexander Wilson. Auty's professional stage debut was with Opera North in 1998. With the company, he subsequently sang the roles of Rodolfo in "La bohème" around 2001-2002 and Don José in "Carmen" in 2011. Elsewhere in Britain, he