Last Train Home

"Last Train Home" is an instrumental track by the Pat Metheny Group from their 1987 album Still Life (Talking). It was used as the second ending theme for the anime JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders.

Pat Metheny Group's first greatest hits album titled "Essential Collection Last Train Home" was released in Japan on March 4, 2015, featuring artwork from the ending credits of the anime on the cover.

Ending Description

The ending opens with a slow fade-in from black, depicting the deserts of Egypt at night. As the screen scrolls horizontally, the skies over Egypt continuously transition from night to day. Several billboards and street signs are shown along with images of various characters. The camera then pans out to reveal the Joestar group quietly enjoying a train ride, which then continues scrolling to reveal the characters amidst Egyptian ruins. Looking out across a small body of water connected by a bridge, Jotaro, Joseph and Polnareff are shown smiling at Avdol, Kakyoin and Iggy; who are gathered around a campfire on the other side. With the sun shining brightly in the sky, the wind erases Jotaro's footsteps as he gazes out at the city of Cairo before walking away. The screen fades to a Polaroid photograph lying on a patch of dry, cracked earth. A gust of wind causes the photo to blow away as another fade occurs. This reveals the photograph to be the group photo the Crusaders took upon finally reaching Egypt.

Full Song

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Trivia

• Several scenes throughout the ending sequence foreshadow the deaths of Avdol, Kakyoin, and Iggy:
  • Joseph is seen holding three tickets instead of five, foreshadowing the ending of the arc.
  • One scene shows Polnareff, Kakyoin, Jotaro, and Avdol admiring some ruins; while the former three are facing right, Avdol has his back turned, staring at an obelisk in the background, alluding to him being the first of the Stardust Crusaders to die.
  • One scene shows Avdol, Iggy and Kakyoin on the other side of a land divided by a body of water, connected by a bridge. This alludes to Yomi, an underground realm in Shinto mythology where the spirits of the deceased go, being separated from the living by a river. This is also a belief (albeit in a modified form) shared by Egyptians.^{[citation needed]}
• This is the only ending theme so far to have no vocals in the song. 
• Avdol can be seen reading a book about Egyptian restaurants, possibly alluding to his promise made to Polnareff and Iggy to treat them to a fancy dinner if they survived.