Therapy has signed sound designer Eddie Kim who comes over from 740 Sound Design & Mix, his roost for the past seven years. His work spans spots, features, shorts, documentaries, music videos and video games. Kim’s sonic stylings were notably featured in this year’s Super Bowl spots “A Dream Car. For Real Life” for Kia out of David&Goliath and the classic cartoon character-infused “Everyone” for Metlife out of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.
Kim has also lent his audio acumen to feature films including 8 Mile, Riding Giants, Dogtown and Z Boys, and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and top video game titles including “Prince of Persia: Warrior Within” and “Enter the Matrix.”
While earning a BFA in Film from San Francisco-based Academy of Art University, Kim developed his audio style by immersing himself in Bay Area culture as a highly sought-after D.J. After a year working on projects with local Outpost Studios, he headed south to Los Angeles where he spent the next five years as a sound designer at Danetracks, Inc., before landing at 740 Sound Design.
Kim’s work over the years has garnered assorted awards at such competitions as Cannes, the AICP Show, D&ADs and the Clios. On the web, he has worked on an educational animated series that teaches the ABC’s of literacy to children around the world. Kim also recently contributed to a Los Angeles MOCA installation for a project created by C.R. Stacyk.
Led by founders Joe DiSanto, John Ramsey, Wren Waters and Doobie White, Therapy offers talent and resources spanning creative editorial, sound, design and postproduction.
Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease; Hantavirus Claimed His Wife’s Life About One Week Prior
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, likely unaware that she was dead because he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, authorities revealed Friday. Both deaths were ruled to be from natural causes, chief medical examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell said alongside state fire and health officials at a news conference. "Mr. Hackman showed evidence of advanced Alzheimer's disease," Jarrell said. "He was in a very poor state of health. He had significant heart disease, and I think ultimately that's what resulted in his death." Authorities didn't suspect foul play after the bodies of Hackman, 95, and Betsy Arakawa, 65, were discovered Feb 26. Immediate tests for carbon monoxide poisoning were negative. Investigators found that the last known communication and activity from Arakawa was Feb. 11 when she visited a pharmacy, pet store and grocery before returning to their gated neighborhood that afternoon, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Friday. Hackman's pacemaker last showed signs of activity a week later and that he had an abnormal heart rhythm Feb. 18, the day he likely died, Jarrell said. Although there was no reliable way to determine the date and time when both died, all signs point to their deaths coming a week apart, Jarrell said. "It's quite possible he was not aware she was deceased," Jarrell said. Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner, said he believes Hackman was severely impaired due to Alzheimer's disease and unable to deal with his wife's death in the last week of his life. "You are talking about very severe Alzheimer's disease that normal people would be in a nursing home or have a nurse, but she was taking care... Read More