Howard Blake talks about how he came to write the music for The Snowman

[@ksufler]

what a genius one must be to compose pieces like this!

[@Liam_Kalson]

My mom bought me a tape of 'The Snowman' when I was about three. The last time I saw it was when I was about 4. I've had that piece in my head for ~13 years, as well as some of the imagery, and for some of those years, without knowing the name, I've been trying to find this. Today, the title, 'The Snowman', just spontaneously popped in my head. Then I found the animation, then the composition's title, and then this video. I've always remembered it's melody.

[@MrAtb96]

My favorite Christmas special of all time. Here is my back story: "When I was a small child, I lived in the US [still do], and was just beginning to watch animation at a very young age. This program was and continues to be a part of my life because of the loss of both my arms and legs [spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy] and the way I learn [special needs]. Although I have done more research on animation, this is STILL something I ALWAYS look forward to a fair amount of times during the holidays. Cannot tell you how much I enjoy this achievement on television! Warm regards, all.

[@BirminghamRepTheatre]

Hi Andrew, it is great to hear from you. Thank you so much for sharing your story. We love the animation and watch it every year too!

[@davelowery5409]

The beautiful sequence when the boy rushes out to see the (spoiler) melted snowman, and Howard Blake's excruciating music. - a repeated minor figure which lands and stays on the lower note… and then slides down a semitone to start a reprise of Walking in the Air. Devastating, beautiful and utterly brilliant. That bit lasts about 8 seconds. And it gets me every single time. Wonderful.

[@Tomismyusername]

One of my earliest memories as a child was reacting to this precise moment in The Snowman. I think it might be the first time I ever understood the feeling of heartbreak.

[@emask8s]

MUSICAL GENIUS- I absolutely love The Snowman and its music!

[@davidanderson3586]

Such a beautiful piece of music

[@behroozpakzad9365]

A TRUE MASTERPIECE, A PURE CLASSIC HIT, REAL MUSIC...

[@RaymondBriggs666]

This man is a great inspiration to us all, he brought us something spacial to our life, the motion and power to music that can put tears in grown mens eyes, & that's why he deserve many thumbs up, i hope he views this video & sees how much we love him for what he gave us & he inspired many of us to play his music & keep fire burning alive forever...

[@NamzKay]

Came here after watching the snowman in 2018 ⛄️ what a beautiful piece .. gets me every time !! ❤️

[@AL-ri8xg]

So beautiful

[@JanetLoyd-k1m]

You made magic....❤

[@tibb5951]

What an incredible back story! I’ve just uploaded a cover of Walking in the Air to my channel and came across this! Very inspiring - timeless music.

[@renewurlitzer3224]

Same here - knew the tune of the snowman now for about 35 years without knowing where it came from and also never heard it between. Those times, you had to meet two conditions - it needed to be broadcasted on TV (in my case Germany) and you had to have time and the allowance of your parents to watch TV. And also here, the music was so sticky. I stumbled over it by chance in KZbin - I knew that I had it in my ears for so many years. And only with the film sequence also recalled that I had actually seen the movie. Thanks for that lovely tune - one that sticked throughout childhood until late thirties- thanks @howardblake

[@originalcynn]

been a fan of his music from i was at least 2, just didnt know his name then!! walking in the air!! hailing from the bahamas

[@daigoro789]

blake the legend! this is such a rare interview and glimpse of the genius himself! thank you ever so much for posting ^____^

[@originalcynn]

@RaymondBriggs666 and u know this!!

[@mr.adventure0142]

AMITYVILLE 3-D of course the favorit.

[@unknownriley-stone9401]

Lol