David does the BBC TV opening narration--the rarer version has no David Bowie as seen here...for the version without David (whom I love dearly)..well, the one without David is the better and more magical version)
Directed by: Dianne Jackson
Written by: Raymond Briggs
Music by: Howard Blake (composer)
An Academy Award Nominee (Best Animated Short Film, 1982), this beautiful children's story tells the magical tale of a boy whose snowman comes alive.
The Snowman was adapted as a 26-minute animated film by Dianne Jackson for the fledgling British public-service Channel 4. It was first telecast on 26 December 1982 and was an immediate success. It was nominated for the 1982 Academy Award for Animated Short Film.
I remember watching this 25 yrs ago. Well, snippets that remain. Thanks James for bringing this to my attention, gotta see it again and recognize if anything in there inspired me since then.
"Because when the crowds finally begin to accept you
you become the suspect of your artistry" Buk
