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 music, its influence permeates the entire film: Nirvana - Something in the Way | The Batman Soundtrack
: Reeves modeled this Bruce Wayne after Cobain, seeing a "rock star" quality in Robert Pattinson that also felt deeply isolated. Director Matt Reeves listened to the track while
