creator David Chase said he ended the series with the Journey song “Don’t Stop Believin'” simply because the show’s production crew despised the catchy earworm.On the “WTF With Marc Maron” podcast on Monday, Chase shared how he first told them about his plan for James Gandolfini’s character, Tony Soprano, to close the series with a jukebox tune.“I said, ‘Listen, I’m going to talk about three songs that I am thinking about for ending the show,’” he recalled telling them.
Those three tunes were Al Green’s “Love and Happiness,” another track that has since slipped from Chase’s mind, and the Journey song. “I didn’t know Journey was the answer,” Chase admitted.
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