While the age of good opening credit montages in film is largely over some films still contain great openings with wonderful uses of rock songs. First off is Zach Snyder's Watchmen based on the graphic novel of the same name. The opening credits of the film appear over several slow motion events from the alternate history of the film. Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a Changin'" plays over this look at events both hopeful and dreadful. Each shot in this sequence is used to introduce a character or display a historical event that is slightly changed by the altered timeline of events in the film. The audience is quickly caught up on what this slightly different world is like in a three minute sequence with no dialogue. The songs lyrics compliment not just the changed timeline but also the progress this world has undergone from the beginning of the sequence (that starts in the early 1930's) to the "present day" (the mid 1980s). It is one of the most efficient and interesting credit sequences of the last decade.

David Fincher's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo has a more abstract opening credit sequence while still portraying the story it is going to tell. The credits appear over some sort of black liquid coming down to form people and items pertaining to the film. Computer parts, characters, and birds are among the things that show up in the sequence. The music played over it is a remake of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Son" performed by Karen O and Trent Reznor. The hard rock nature of the song lends itself to the roughness and tough subjects of the film. A female vocalist gives the music a female presence to go with one of the film's protagonist, the incredibly popular Lisbeth Salander. Like any good credit sequence it sets a tone for the audience to know what to expect from the rest of the film.

Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, like his other films, contains wonderful use of music throughout. This is present in this film from the first scene with the credits played with the fitting song "Django" performed by Luis Bacalov and Rocky Roberts. The scene is set for the film with wide shots of Django and the other slaves being dragged to the location of their next sale through all kinds of terrain. When the title of the film appears it is shown directly in front of Django's scared and torn up back, already giving the audience an idea of the horrors he has endured. Close ups of his face break up the landscape shots showing the determination that already exists in him to escape and seek vengeance against all who wronged him. All of this playing over what is basically his own theme music. This strong use of music continues through the rest of the film, with rock, rap, and instrumental all being used together.