| Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight | |
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| Directed by | Geoff Wonfor |
| Produced by | Geoff Wonfor |
| Starring | Paul McCartney |
| Cinematography | Eddie Crooks |
| Edited by | Andy Matthews |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight is a 1997 documentary about the making ofPaul McCartney'sFlaming Pie album.[1] The film takes its name from the album's second track, "The World Tonight".
The film mostly consists of footage of McCartney working at hisHog Hill Mill recording studio during the production ofFlaming Pie, including video footage of a tour round the studio originally recorded for McCartney'sOobu Joobu radio show in 1995. McCartney openly admits the influence ofThe Beatles Anthology project on the album.
His wifeLinda McCartney, then suffering from breast cancer, is featured recording backing vocals for the album. McCartney also discusses the album in footage shot at the woods inSussex near where he lives.
Guests shown recording for the album includeSteve Miller andJeff Lynne, as well as McCartney's former bandmateRingo Starr, who is featured recording drums and backing vocals for the song "Beautiful Night". The camera crew later follow McCartney toAbbey Road Studios, where he works withGeorge Martin on recording orchestration for the song, intended as the album's epic finale.
As well as the production of the album, the film also shows McCartney working on the animated filmTropic Island Hum, for which he conceived the story and screenplay, and recorded all the character's voices with his wife Linda. The film'stitle song was eventually released as a single in 2004.
McCartney also briefly discusses his work in classical music — 1991'sLiverpool Oratorio and the then-upcomingStanding Stone, which was released in September 1997.
The extended version of the documentary includes clips fromMcCartney's Town Hall Meeting, a live broadcast onVH1 fromBishopsgate Memorial Hall in which McCartney answered fan questions from around the world, broadcast the day after the premiere of the documentary in the US.
The documentary was first broadcast in the US on 16 May 1997 onVH1, as part of their special themed McCartney week to tie-in with the album release. It was broadcast in the UK two days later on 18 May 1997 onITV.[1][2]
An extended 73 minute version was released on home video in October 1997,[3] and later on DVD. It was also included on DVD as part of the deluxe edition ofFlaming Pie, released in 2020.[4]
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