The Bear, one of the best shows of the 21st century, is almost set to return for its final season. The FX dramedy, which gets loads of streams on Hulu, too, will start back on June 25th. To help prepare fans for the final season, the latest trailer was released this week, and the song used is more than fitting.
The Who’s “Love Reign O’er Me” adds to the slow burn of the trailer, in itself a must-watch. Roger Daltrey's vocal yearns with just enough angst that while the tune wouldn't have worked perfectly as the show's theme song (there really isn't one anyway), spread over a two-minute tease for the new season, maybe no other track would have worked better.
Throughout its run, The Bear has used music excellently. Many of the songs have come from Chicago-based bands, the city where the series is set, but not all. REM's "Strange Currencies" was part of several episodes, for instance, especially one that featured lead actor Jeremy Allan White's Carmy in a cooler.
The trailer for the final season of The Bear is in itself a must-watch thanks to the Who
Other tracks used in season four alone include another Who track, "Getting in Tune," as well as tracks from Led Zeppelin, Bryan Ferry, and Bob Dylan, among many others. Part of the magic of the show comes from the brilliant decisions of which songs to help tell the story. Episode seven had a staggering 15 different tunes involved.
The final season begins the morning after the events of how the fourth season ended. Carmy has decided he no longer wants to be a part of the food industry, and is letting the restaurant be run by Sydney (Ayo Edebiri), Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), and Carmy's sister, Sugar (Abby Elliott).
The problem is that the restaurant, though one that served great food, struggled financially, and the trio must find a way to seemingly close the restaurant with dignity and one more successful event. As implied in the trailer, and which the Who's song magnifies, a storm is coming, too, so how that affects everything that happens will be extremely interesting.
The entire tracklist for season five isn't yet known for The Bear, but what is assured is that, just like all the other elements in the series, the musical decisions will likely be nearly perfect. In fact, part of the anticipation of the final season is in waiting to see which great songs will be a part of it.
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