During the ashes scattering scene at the end, the song being played is 'Day is Done', written and performed by Nick Drake. Drake had tried unsuccessfully to make a career as a singer-songwriter but unfortunately did not find a wide audience during his lifetime. He ended his troubled young life by committing suicide, the coroner stating that the cause of death was "acute amitriptyline poisoning-self-administered when suffering from a depressive illness". Drake was only 26 years old when he died in 1974. His sister is the successful actress Gabrielle Drake.