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News & Events: NASA AND WALKING IN THE AIR
More news and event information is available on the news page.NASA AND WALKING IN THE AIR, Howard Blake - composer/lyricist/conductor/producer, Peter Auty (boy soprano), The Sinfonia of London
- THE SNOWMAN (animated children's film) (Opus 0310)
- THE SNOWMAN CONCERT VERSION for narrator (or film), boy soprano and orchestra (Opus 0323)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research. The Commander of the International Space Station recently 'had a vision that Howard Blake's “Walking in the Air” song from “The Snowman” animated film would be great to have in the background of one of the spectacular time lapse aurora videos he’s working to capture' and Howard agreed with USA government authorities to proceed with this project. The amazing results of this collaboration can now be seen on You Tube. Dan Cook the mastermind of the project writes: 'We have completed the ISS imagery time-lapse project with “Walking in the Air” and wanted to share the feature with you. The imagery is absolutely stunning and coupled with the music, it becomes even more of a captivating experience.'
Walking on Air (on NASA’s “ReelNASA” YouTube Channel)
And, I’m sure you all may have seen “The Snowman” animated short film but for ease of reference, here’s the clip where the magical snowman takes the young boy on a night-time flying adventure where they experience many bird’s-eye views, including the ever-so-phenomenal dancing aurora.
The video is also currently featured on the NASA home page @ http://www.nasa.gov within the “NASA Multimedia” videos section located near the center of the page.