Editing The Negotiator (section)

==Production==
The script was originally pitched to [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Disney]] subsidiary [[Hollywood Pictures]], with [[David Hoberman]] attached as producer, but Disney placed the film into turnaround,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archerd |first=Army |date=1996-11-26 |title='George' crew creates urban 'Jungle' |url=https://variety.com/1996/voices/columns/george-crew-creates-urban-jungle-1117863056/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> and sold the project to [[Regency Enterprises|New Regency Productions]], who at that time had a distribution deal with [[Warner Bros.]], with [[Sylvester Stallone]] in mind to star.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Busch |first=Anita M. |date=1996-12-13 |title=Stallone negotiates for 'Negotiator' role |url=https://variety.com/1996/scene/vpage/stallone-negotiates-for-negotiator-role-1117466156/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Stallone turned the project down and offered the role to [[Samuel L. Jackson]], who had accepted the role.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Busch |first=Anita M. |date=1997-04-03 |title=Jackson 'Negotiates' $5 mil |url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/jackson-negotiates-5-mil-1117434916/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Music===
The original score was composed by [[Graeme Revell]]. Revell described ''The Negotiator'' score as difficult due to [F. Gary Gray] who frequently changed his mind. It took about 2–3 months to complete, but ultimately, Revell went with his original compositions, which he felt were the right fit for the film. While he didn’t consider the score experimental, he was proud of it as a solid example of the genre, believing it effectively drove the film's rhythm.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.filmzene.net/component/content/article/92-angol-interjuk/464-from-the-crow-the-world-of-sin-city-interview-with-graeme-revell | title=From the Crow the world of Sin City – Interview with Graeme Revell }}</ref>

=== Notes ===
The film is dedicated to [[J. T. Walsh]], who died several months before the film's release.