If you enjoyed the movie, I see no reason why you shouldn't race out and buy the CD right now...

The Negotiater does not have another name. It was just an example of how sometimes american movies tend to have somewhat idiotic titles: The Professional, The Terminator, The Postman ect. Instead of finding a title wich fits the movie, the studios and screenplay writers just look at what sounds most "cool". Something modern hollywood composers also tend to do with most of their scores. Fortunately, we still have people like Elfman, Shore and Morricone to give us something good, instead of just that typical mainstream hollywood "sound". (a little side-comment).

SFT

Youīve allready made it perfectly clear that you donīt like Elfman, and I donīt dislike you for that, but I do disagree with you. I wonīt go further into that discussion because it wouldīnt lead anywere.
As for the part about movie titles, I just donīt think they fit the movies. For me, a title should say something about the very essense of what the movie is all about, even in a very shallow action movie like The Negotiator. A title doesīnt allways have to be very meningfull in a very obvious way; that would make it just as lame, but for instans something along the lines of Vertigo. Now there we have a title wich fits the movie. Also Edward Scissorhands and Dangerous Liaisons are good. Titles where you get the point of them after youīve seen the movie.

SFT