Well considering Ben Burtt created the new phaser sounds. The sounds of the enterprise engines, warp, doors opening and closing on the bridge i am not that suprised you hate it.

I mean he is the guy after all who made the sounds for star wars. This is the first time they brought a sound designer in from a rival franchise to do the work. Though on the special effects end ILM has been connected to the franchise in one way or another since day one. Richard Edlund did uncredited effects work on the original series. John Dykstra formerly of Ilm worked on the motion picture. Then When Star Trek 2 was made ILM was involved in an official capacity. They worked on III and IV. Did not do V. Worked on 6. Worked on Generations and first contact. Did not work on Insurrection or Nemesis. They did the pilot for star trek the next generation and built the first model for the enterprise D.

Oh and the score samples for the soundtrack i am not at all impressed sounds too much like a tv score and not Epic enough like Goldsmith or Horner. In fact it reminds me of the clone wars soundtrack and not in a good way.

Everything about this movie other than Casting a hottie like Zoe Saldana to be Uhura is an epic fail on a grand scale. From the tv director who was crap on MI:III. To the tv composer. I can think of plenty of people i would have rather scored and directed this movie.

I listened to the incredibles score at someone on this boards suggestion and was not at all impressed. Complete and absolute crap that might work for a cartoon, kids movie but not what star trek needs.

God how i miss Jerry Goldsmith and his Epic music from the main theme to the motion picture especially not being in this movie. And their own version of Alexander Courage tv theme is pathetically done as bad as Kiners quoting of williams main star wars theme. Giacchino's scores for Alias were like elevator music and just plain bad, his lost stuff was okay but nothing to exactly recommend to those who buy soundtracks.