The music for what was to become Rockshow and part of Wings Over the World was produced by Chris Thomas and engineered by Phil McDonald during 1979.

For example, several of the introductions came from the Seattle performance while the actual song was taken from a Los Angeles show: "Magneto & Titanium Man", "Spirits of Ancient Egypt", "Lady Madonna", "Let 'Em In", and "Soily".

The introduction of the horn section was a composite as well with portions coming from Seattle and the final Los Angeles show.

[2] The film premiered on November 26, 1980 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York; McCartney did not attend, as he was in the studio at the time.

An exclusive VIP premiere screening, with McCartney in attendance and introducing the film, took place at BAFTA on May 15.