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Comment #478

2019-05-06T03:27:15Z

I wondered about that, myself. I don't know if we saw the original (with Peter Auty) or the re-released version (with Aled Jones). I suspect it was Jones we heard on WMFE. I finally found an mp3 sample of the song -- but I don't know which of the singers it is.

Comment #477

2007-01-27T00:44:17Z

You should check out the film sometime. It's really cute. It's based on a book of the same name.

Comment #476

2007-01-26T23:49:58Z

Okay, once I listened to the mp3 sample from L I knew what song it was. I have heard it recently too, but on a CD my mom got me called Celtic Woman. They have been on PBS recently. I do like that song. D had no idea who the boy/man was and neither of us is familiar with the movie you are talking about. S

Comment #475

2007-01-26T19:04:03Z

Yet as I do my research I find that the boy who sang on the film and the boy who sang on the release recording are different. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_in_the_Air So the questions is, which one do we know? The characteristic that stands out to me is how he approaches notes from underneath.

Comment #474

2007-01-26T19:03:31Z

Congratulations, Heather and Janet! I, too, had originally thought it was a woman's voice singing "Walking Through the Air," but more careful listening coupled with having become more familiar with treble voices makes it more obvious now. I don't know why I like the song so much; it's certainly not for the profound lyrics. Something about the chord progressions, maybe....

Comment #473

2007-01-26T18:47:55Z

I'm very certain I'm right now that Mom has given her hints. I think why I didn't hear it at first is because I was on Stephan's computer and he had the volume off, so by the time I figured out how to turn it on the song was in a full part. The beginning is very characteristic, though I'm not sure I would have guessed it if Mom hadn't said "I know that voice." BTW, I put the spoiler for what I think it is in my Re: Summer so soon? I hope it didn't mess anyone up.

Comment #472

2007-01-26T18:44:27Z

Well, from your hint, my guess was going to be The Snowman (I always thought that was a woman) and now that I read my email, I see that Janet has also guessed that.

Comment #471

2007-01-26T13:21:45Z

Okay, some hints. S is right -- he's Welsh, but that probably won't help you. Although the song for which, as a child, he is most well known is from a film soundtrack, I've heard it recently on our local classical music station. That's probably why it struck me so immediately. That and the fact that I really, really like the song I'm talking about. :)

Comment #470

2007-01-26T12:42:11Z

Okay, He's Welsh, not Irish. Close. I guess I am the one giving clues. I have never heard of him. S

Comment #469

2007-01-26T12:36:40Z

This is from S not D. I haven't the vaguest clue. Is he Irish? It seems like there is a bit of an accent, but maybe not. Go ahead and give the clue and I will try to make sure D doesn't look at the comments until after he has watched the video.

Comment #468

2007-01-26T10:47:48Z

Hm, my reaction is very much like Heather's. I don't know. Let's have a hint.

Comment #467

2007-01-26T02:45:04Z

I'll wait a bit on the hint till your sister has a crack at it -- she's the one I think most likely to know, if her auditory memory is anything like her visual. Uncle D, maybe, too.

Comment #466

2007-01-26T02:18:45Z

Well, I think you'll have to give a hint or two. Considering that I did grow up in the 80's and in your house, I obviously heard what you're referring to. The thing is, we had lots of recordings of boy choirs. I don't recognize his voice as one particular out of many, though the sound of a boy soprano is not unfamiliar.