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Legendary Sound Designer Jory Prum Passes Away At 41 (designingsound.org)
New submitter loren writes: It is with much sadness that I report that legendary sound designer Jory K. Prum, who worked on more than 120 video game titles, passed away April 22, 2016, at age 41, from injuries suffered in a March traffic accident. (Disclaimer: I am a long time friend of Jory and his family.) Here are some personal recollections from family, friends and colleagues... Also, a list of his game credits are on MobyGames. This post doesn't do him justice, but I found news of his loss conspicuously absent on Slashdot.
Back in 2006 a Slashdot article about the game Bone apparently drew a comment from Jory himself ("Funny, I'm recording the dialog for Bone 2 right as I read this!") and in 2004 the same account weighed in on an article about long hours at Electronic Arts. Wikipedia also reports that in 2001 Jory created a voice for Pixar's Oscar-winning short "For the Birds," and in 2014 recovered the aging audio for the classic point-and-click adventure game Grim Fandango.
Back in 2006 a Slashdot article about the game Bone apparently drew a comment from Jory himself ("Funny, I'm recording the dialog for Bone 2 right as I read this!") and in 2004 the same account weighed in on an article about long hours at Electronic Arts. Wikipedia also reports that in 2001 Jory created a voice for Pixar's Oscar-winning short "For the Birds," and in 2014 recovered the aging audio for the classic point-and-click adventure game Grim Fandango.
Oh my god! And 41. Not even 42.
I feel your loss - too young.
Said someone so unknown he doesn't even have a name.
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It's too bad his life was cut short.
People die every day. This guy mixed sound. Seriously, who the fuck cares?
Im sorry for your loss bud. It's always painful when someone you know dies in such a way. Don't let these unknown basement dwelling neckbeards spewing their misdirected hate ruin your memorial. May he rest in peace.
Takes one to know one?
The irony in your statement makes this even better, given that you also are a nobody.
No funeral on Slashdot would be complete without some AC being a jerk :(
Come on, if he was a legendary sound designer at least somebody should link to some of his creations.
Not good at all!
Comments like these remind us of the cost of supporting AC's. Regardless, I for one treasure this part of Slashdot. It's a good feeling to know that geeks and their contributions are remembered and celebrated. Much love to you OP, Jory, and his family and friends. Thank you for posting this.
Died on February 20, 2016. Yet not one submission about him on Slashdot. But, yeah, let's mourn some video game sound designer no one has ever heard of.
You mean he's died?
Passed away is such a stranged Americanism.
Why can't you just say someone has died or died rather than passed/passed/away?
I never even heard of the guy.
If he's so legendary why haven't I or others heard of him ?
Seriously though, let this be a sign to stop over-dramatising and over-faming average people.
You mean motorcycle accident. Every Spring there are tons of deaths as guys pull their motorcycles out for their first Spring ride.
It's a good feeling to know that geeks and their contributions are remembered
Before today, nobody had heard of this guy, and by this time tomorrow he will be forgotten.
For the idiots here who have found the time to post but no time to respect talent outside their own field --- Prum's credits include some of the best work we've seen from Telltale Games. Tales from the Borderlands. The Walking Dead. The Wolf Among Us, Tales of Monkey Island, Sam and Max and so on. Jory K. Prum
Nor me. But at dieing at 41.... omg...
That's exactly what I was thinking. How is this guy legendary when he's an unknown? Even the games he was involved with weren't very popular.
Jory Brum? Sorry, but never heard of him.
... on "Star Wars Yodas Challenge Activity Center" and "Poker Night 2".
He will be missed.
SCNR â
I figure he had some humor too.
RIP!
We suffer more in our imagination than in reality. - Seneca
This. Legendary? Yeah, because everyone was losing their shit over the sound design of Sim City 4.
Overblown plaudits detract just as much as anything.
You don't really get it. AC's are good for people posting who wouldn't be able to otherwise, and affording people the ability to post without having their speech policed. Those are good things I support. But, comments like yours and the OP are the price we have to pay for having nice things. I didn't say it wasn't worth the cost, I just said a cost exists. A point you have now made for me.
He is not a nobody.
He is Calydor.
Clearly stated as his name in his post. The nobody is you.
Cost free eBook I read (by iBook/Kobo/Amazon/ObookO/Gutenberg etc.): "The Green Odyssey" by Philip Jose Farmer.
Comments like these remind us of the cost of supporting AC's.
Just move that slider on the right hand side of the screen to 1 or 2, and most will be blocked. I usually read em all, but whne ACs are being jerks, the reading list goes down.
The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
Amen. Each man's death diminishes me? Maybe by 1 part in 3.5 billion.