 The film uses some of the songs mentioned in the comic . Bates said the challenge was composing music that would transition effectively into these famous songs . One of the songs is " The Times They Are a @-@ Changin ' " by Bob Dylan from whom Snyder and Bates received permission to use the stems so the three @-@ minute song could play over the six @-@ minute opening montage . My Chemical Romance , whose members are fans of the comic , covered Dylan 's " Desolation Row " for the first half of the closing credits . The film also features two pieces from Philip Glass ' score to 1982 film Koyaanisqatsi accompanying the birth of Dr. Manhattan . 
