Jory Kyle Prum, celebrated audio engineer and pioneering creative force in film and video games, passed away April 22, 2016, in Palo Alto, Calif., from injuries sustained in an accident. The graveside service is scheduled for May 1 at Rose Hill Cemetery, with Rabbi Bernard Gerson officiating. Feldman Mortuary made the local arrangements.
“His 41 years were full of passion, love, music, technology, humor and generosity,” the family said. “As an international pioneer in video game audio, he touched thousands upon thousands of people around the world.”
The grandson of the late Morris and Edna Duman Hein of Denver, Mr. Prum was born on Jan. 31, 1975, in Fullerton, Calif.
He attended school in California, received his BA and MA at DU and a PhD in chemistry from CU, and graduated the California Institute of the Arts with a degree in fine arts.
Mr. Prum initially worked as an electron at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop and for Disney online.
At a CalArts job fair, he heard about an opening in the sound department at LucasArts Entertainment Co. He joined the team in 1999 and was involved with all of the “Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace” release titles and most of the games published by both LucasArts and Lucas Learning until 2001.
Mr. Prum departed LucasArts that year and continued to work in video game sound. He contributed sound effects, recorded voiceover and music, mixed cut scenes and orchestral scores for many games including “The Walking Dead: The Game” and “The Wolf Among Us.”
He also worked in post-production audio for feature films including “Lost in Translation,” “Adaptation” and the Pixar animation short, “For the Birds,” which won an Academy Award.
“Jory was unique, one-of-a-kind free spirit and Renaissance man who will be missed and kept forever in our hearts,” the family said.
Mr. Prum is survived by his parents Samuel and Leslye Prum of Lorba Linda, Calif.; brothers Darren (Andra) Prum of Tallahassee, Fla., and Shanon (Thalia) Prum of Poway, Calif.; uncle Steve (Diana) Heim of Sedona, Ariz.; and many nieces and nephews.
Contributions may be made to the Jory Prum Memorial Fund, 3331 Lavender Dr., Yorba Linda, Calif.
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