Editing David Fincher (section)

=== Collaborators ===
[[File:Reznor Ross G5 setup cropped tight.jpg|thumb|168x168px|Frequent Fincher collaborators [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Atticus Ross]]]]

Over the course of his career, Fincher has shown loyalty to many members of his cast and crew. As a music video director, he collaborated with [[Paula Abdul]] five times, as well as [[Madonna]] and [[Rick Springfield]] four times each. Once he made the transition to feature films, he cast [[Brad Pitt]] in three of them. He said of Pitt, "On-screen and off-screen, Brad's the ultimate guy ... he has such a great ease with who he is."<ref name=":11"/> [[Bob Stephenson (actor)|Bob Stephenson]], [[Michael Massee]], Christopher John Fields, [[John Getz]], [[Elias Koteas]], [[Zach Grenier]], [[Charles Dance]], [[Rooney Mara]], [[Jared Leto]], [[Arliss Howard]], and Richmond Arquette have also appeared in at least two of his films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thefilmexperience.net/blog/2014/10/7/familiar-faces-the-david-fincher-players.html|title=Familiar Faces: The David Fincher Players – Blog – The Film Experience|website=thefilmexperience.net|language=en|access-date=January 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230220208/http://thefilmexperience.net/blog/2014/10/7/familiar-faces-the-david-fincher-players.html|archive-date=December 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Fight Club'' was scored by the [[Dust Brothers]], who at that point had never scored a film. Describing their working relationship with Fincher, they said he "was not hanging over our shoulders telling us what to do" and that the only direction he gave was to make the music sound as great as the score from ''[[The Graduate]]'' (1967).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kexp.org/read/2015/7/25/inside-pauls-boutique-interview-with-mike-simpson-of-the-dust-brothers/|title=Inside Paul's Boutique: Interview with Mike Simpson of The Dust Brothers|website=www.kexp.org|access-date=January 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114144633/https://www.kexp.org/read/2015/7/25/inside-pauls-boutique-interview-with-mike-simpson-of-the-dust-brothers/|archive-date=January 14, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Nine Inch Nails]] members [[Trent Reznor]] and [[Atticus Ross]] composed the music for ''The Social Network'', ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'', ''Gone Girl'', ''Mank'', and ''The Killer''. The musicians describe their working relationship as "collaborative, respectful, and inspiring" although quipped that it "hasn't gotten any easier".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trent-reznor-his-collaborations-david-747095|title=Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' Billboard/THR Film & TV Conference Keynote Q&A: Watch Highlights|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 6, 2014|language=en|access-date=January 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113214828/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trent-reznor-his-collaborations-david-747095|archive-date=January 13, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Many years before the duo worked with Fincher, he arranged for a remix of the Nine Inch Nails song "[[Closer (Nine Inch Nails song)|Closer]]" to play over the opening credits of ''Seven''. [[Howard Shore]] composed the scores for ''Seven'', ''The Game'', and ''Panic Room''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chicagoist.com/article/undefined|title=Oscar-Winning Composer Howard Shore Talks Scoring LOTR, 'Naked Lunch' And More|website=The Chicagoist|access-date=January 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106193205/https://chicagoist.com/2013/12/02/the_gathering_of_the_juggalos_leavi.php|archive-date=November 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Darius Khondji and [[Jeff Cronenweth]] have served as cinematographers for Fincher's films. Khondji said, "Fincher deserves a lot of credit. It was his influence that pushed me to experiment and got me as far as I did."<ref name=":9"/> Fincher has hired sound designer [[Ren Klyce]] in all his films since 1995 and trusts him "implicitly".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arts.ucsc.edu/features/featured-alum/sound-designer-and-ucsc-alum-ren-klyce-makes-all-right-noises|title=Sound Designer and UCSC Alum, Ren Klyce, Makes All the Right Noises {{!}} arts.ucsc.edu|website=arts.ucsc.edu|access-date=January 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213025303/https://arts.ucsc.edu/features/featured-alum/sound-designer-and-ucsc-alum-ren-klyce-makes-all-right-noises|archive-date=December 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He has worked with film editor Angus Wall since 1988. Wall has worked on seven of his films, five of which as editor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artofthetitle.com/designer/angus-wall/|title=Angus Wall|website=www.artofthetitle.com|language=en|access-date=January 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511020041/https://www.artofthetitle.com/designer/angus-wall/|archive-date=May 11, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Donald Graham Burt]] has served as a production designer for six films<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motionpictures.org/2014/09/longtime-collaborators-helped-david-fincher-find-gone-girl/|title=The Credits|last=Abrams|first=Bryan|website=www.motionpictures.org|date=September 30, 2014|access-date=January 18, 2020|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114150139/https://www.motionpictures.org/2014/09/longtime-collaborators-helped-david-fincher-find-gone-girl/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Bob Wagner has served as an assistant director for six.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb3da6608|title=Bob Wagner|website=BFI|language=en|access-date=January 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419103047/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb3da6608|archive-date=April 19, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Casting director Laray Mayfield has worked with Fincher for over 20 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://causeforentertainment.com/product/general-meeting-casting-director-laray-mayfield-2/|title=General Meeting with Casting Director Laray Mayfield|website=A Cause for Entertainment|language=en-US|access-date=January 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113214829/https://causeforentertainment.com/product/general-meeting-casting-director-laray-mayfield-2/|archive-date=January 13, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2010 interview, Fincher said, "You don't have to love all of your co-collaborators, but you do have to respect them. And when you do, when you realize that people bring stuff to the table that's not necessarily your experience, but if you allow yourself to relate to it, it can enrich the buffet that you're going to bring with you into the editing room."<ref name=":10"/>