 At the age of 13, he sang "Walking in the Air", the theme song of the 1982 animated film, "The Snowman", but in the rush to finish the film his name was omitted from the credits until the film was remastered in 2002.The composer, Howard Blake decided to re-record the song for a commercial for Toys "R" Us in 1985, but Auty's voice had broken by then.Aled Jones was chosen instead and the song became a hit single.