During the end credits, a clip of a Steve Tilston (the inspiration for Danny Collins) interview and a couple of newspaper headlines (that describe Tilston's finding of the John Lennon letter) are shown.
The end credits are displayed against a background of a spinning (vinyl) record, even during the parts with Steve Tilston speaking and newspaper headlines referencing the (real) John Lennon letter. The music transitions into Lennon's "Instant Karma," then back. When it ends, the last few seconds is the sound of a record after the tonearm has reached the lead-out groove on a manual turntable.