One thing I didn't like too much was the music score.I was kinda hoping for a James Horner/Jerry Goldsmith kinda thing but it fell kind of flat with me.The end of the movie with the original theme was good but that was it.
I agree, and I've heard that from other sources. A lot fans and non-fans alike have said they expected a better scrore, especially from a Star Trek movie (which is known for its classical, operatic epiphanies). This had....and I really hate myself for thinking this way.....this had a decidedly "Starship Troopers" sound to it, musically. However, the scene where they beam Pike, Kirk, and Spock back to the Enterprise is awesome for the little Alexander Courage homage, lightly playing the four-note Star Trek signature tune. And the use of the entire original TOS score for the closing credits was just damn cool...
scoring a flick is such a touchy endeavor; basically you've gotta capture the spirit of the film in every musical gesture and nuance. perhaps the composer was trying to maintain the same sort of separation abrams has been going for in other aspects of the film? I still haven't seen the movie yet, but when I do I will as always be listening intently to the score to hear it for myself...
