WALKING IN THE AIR | The Snowman | Howard Blake

PIANO PERFORMER: William Binden (Liverpool, England, 2022)
TITLE: Walking in the Air
SOUNDTRACK: The Snowman
COMPOSER: Howard Blake
ORIGIN: England
YEAR: 1982
ASSOCIATED MUSICIANS: Peter Auty, Aled Jones, Chloë Agnew, Celtic Woman, Digital Dream Baby, McFly, Vajèn van den Bosch
KEY: D minor
TEMPO: 96 BPM
GENRE: Xmas / Christmas song
LEVEL: Grade 6
WIKIPEDIA:
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_in_the_Air
"Walking in the Air" is a song written by Howard Blake for the 1982 animated film The Snowman based on Raymond Briggs' 1978 children's book of the same name. The song forms the centrepiece of The Snowman, which has become a seasonal favourite on British and Finnish television. The story relates the fleeting adventures of a young boy and a snowman who has come to life. In the second part of the story, the boy and the snowman fly to the North Pole. "Walking in the Air" is the theme for the journey. They attend a party of snowmen, at which the boy seems to be the only human until they meet Father Christmas with his reindeer, and the boy is given a scarf with a snowman pattern. In the film, the song was performed by St Paul's Cathedral choirboy Peter Auty, and reissued in 1985 (on Stiff Records) and 1987.
In 1985, an altered version was recorded for use in a TV advertising campaign for Toys "R" Us. As Auty's voice had then broken, Blake recommended the then-14-year-old Welsh chorister Aled Jones, whose recording reached number five in the UK Singles Chart, and who became a popular celebrity on the strength of his performance. The association of the song with Jones, combined with Auty not being credited on The Snowman, led to a common misbelief that Jones performed the song in the film. "Walking in the Air" has subsequently been performed by over forty artists, in a variety of styles. In a UK poll in 2012, the Aled Jones version was voted 13th on the ITV television special The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song.

[@phoebecastleberry5844]

I cried watching your incredible performance. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.❤❤❤

[@wirralpiano]

I’m glad you liked the piece! 🙂🎹

[@thearmyflyer4905]

Watch the Snowman every year around Christmas time with my 6 year old daughter, she loves it!

[@wirralpiano]

Thanks for sharing the memory! 🙂🎹

[@user-in7dv4cm7e]

Tanks from France ❤. I’m in love with this melody...

[@wirralpiano]

Thanks! 🙂🎹

[@magdalenakorczak3254]

Piekna romantyczna muzyka wprowadzająca w bajkowy świat , cudna

[@wirralpiano]

Dziękuję. 🙂🎹

[@lindaclark3751]

Love the song. I don't play the piano but it was extremely interesting watching your hands. Camera above view was nice touch

[@wirralpiano]

Thanks! 🙂

[@rudjpenta2895]

Ecco,il Demiurgo e'qui,ora!

[@wirralpiano]

Grazie! 🙂🎹

[@cocacolafiesta]

This is becoming a favorite song of mine after watching Malakai perform it with Aled Jones. Thank you for sharing this beautiful song with us!

[@wirralpiano]

You’re welcome! 🙂🎹

[@stranger1715]

Beautiful! ❤

[@wirralpiano]

Thanks! 🙂🎹

[@deborahm5615]

One day 🤞🏼

[@wirralpiano]

I have every faith that you’ll get there! 🙂🎹

[@phoebecastleberry5844]

Thank you❤

[@wirralpiano]

You’re welcome! 🙂🎹

[@user-qe8zb7lr5j]

とても素晴らしい演奏ですね‼︎

[@wirralpiano]

Thanks! 🙂🎹

[@user-vl6fo1dj6r]

Супер

[@wirralpiano]

Thanks! 🙂🎹

[@kimfritz5022]

Where could I buy this exact piano piece. ( music sheet ) Beautifully played. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@wirralpiano]

Thanks! This is the arrangement I used for this performance: www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0080552 🙂🎹

[@kimfritz5022]

Thank you 🙏🏻🥰

[@sheryljohnson9540]

Thank you for the link to this sheet music!

[@wirralpiano]

You’re welcome! 🙂🎹

[@kentong9514]

music sheet?

[@wirralpiano]

Thanks for commenting! I purchased sheet music of this arrangement from musicnotes.com. As far as I’m aware this is the arrangement made by the composer Howard Blake. 🙂🎹

[@kimfritz5022]

Yes I would also
Love this music sheet I’m a beginner snd think I could learn to play this piece