At the opening of the episode we hear Willie Nelson singing "I Fall to Pieces" - a song made famous by Patsy Cline. Cline's most famous song, however, and the #1 jukebox hit of all time was "Crazy", written by a struggling songwriter who at the time was going by the name of Hugh Nelson aka Willie Nelson.
Laurence Fishburne (Raymond Langston) & Tracee Ellis Ross (Gloria Parkes) also worked together on Black-ish (2014) as Pops & Rainbow Johnson respectively.
Dean Norris previously appeared in season four episode eleven as a juror.
Series regular Marg (Catherine Willows) Helgenberger and guest star Dean Norris both later appeared in the television series Under The Dome. However, they share no scenes in "All That Cremains" as Helgenberger does not appear in the episode.
Hip hop artist Yelawolf is one of the two creamatorium employees.