While "Something in the Way" appears as licensed music, its influence permeates the entire film:
: Reeves modeled this Bruce Wayne after Cobain, seeing a "rock star" quality in Robert Pattinson that also felt deeply isolated. Nirvana - Something in the Way | The Batman Soundtrack
Director Matt Reeves listened to the track while writing the film's first act. The song’s somber tone shifted his vision of Bruce Wayne away from the traditional billionaire playboy toward a , drawing parallels to a fictionalized version of Kurt Cobain. While "Something in the Way" appears as licensed
