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
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