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Joseph Stephens is an American
multi-instrumentalist A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays two or more musical instruments at a professional level of proficiency. Also known as doubling, the practice allows greater ensemble flexibility and more efficient employment of musicians, where a ...
,
film score A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...
composer, and
songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music ...
. He composed music for the television show
The Righteous Gemstones ''The Righteous Gemstones'' is an American television series created by Danny McBride that premiered on August 18, 2019, on HBO. The series follows a famous and dysfunctional family of televangelists. It stars McBride, John Goodman, Edi Patters ...
, the film ''
Observe and Report ''Observe and Report'' is a 2009 American black comedy film written and directed by Jody Hill and starring Seth Rogen, Anna Faris and Ray Liotta. It follows a mentally unstable vigilante mall cop who attempts to join the police academy and purs ...
'', directed by
Jody Hill Jody Hill (born October 15, 1976) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. In 2006, he directed, co-wrote, co-produced and co-starred in his first film ''The Foot Fist Way'', which he based on his experience as a Taekwondo bl ...
as well as the
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series ''
Eastbound & Down ''Eastbound & Down'' is an American sports comedy television series that was broadcast on HBO, and created by Ben Best, Jody Hill, and Danny McBride. It stars McBride as Kenny Powers, a former professional baseball pitcher who, after a care ...
'', produced by
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and Adam McKay’s
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. Stephens is also a founding member of the band
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, which provided the score for Hill’s feature film debut, ''
The Foot Fist Way ''The Foot Fist Way'' is a 2006 American low-budget martial arts black comedy film directed by Jody Hill and starring Danny McBride. The film was produced by Gary Sanchez Productions that picked up distribution rights to the film and hoped for it ...
''. Pyramid also co-composed ''
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'', from director Jeff Nichols, and composed additional music for Craig Zobel’s ''
Great World of Sound ''Great World of Sound'' is a 2007 comedy film directed by Craig Zobel. Zobel won Breakthrough Director at the Gotham Awards and the film also won the Grand Jury Award at the Atlanta Film Festival. Plot Martin, an introverted new transplant ...
''. Additionally, Stephens contributed original
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songs to two
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films; the
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Special Jury Prize-winning ''
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'' and the critically acclaimed '' Undertow''. Stephens is also a member of the band City Wolf, which covered the classic
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’ song “
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” for ''
Observe and Report ''Observe and Report'' is a 2009 American black comedy film written and directed by Jody Hill and starring Seth Rogen, Anna Faris and Ray Liotta. It follows a mentally unstable vigilante mall cop who attempts to join the police academy and purs ...
''.


Selected filmography

* 2020: ''
Never Have I Ever "Never have I ever", also known as "I've never..." or "ten fingers", is a drinking game in which players take turns asking other players about things they have not done. Other players who have done this thing respond by taking a drink. A ver ...
'' - Season 1 - Composer * 2020: ''
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'' - Season 1 - Composer * 2020: '' Don't Tell a Soul (film), Don't Tell a Soul'' - Composer * 2019: ''
The Righteous Gemstones ''The Righteous Gemstones'' is an American television series created by Danny McBride that premiered on August 18, 2019, on HBO. The series follows a famous and dysfunctional family of televangelists. It stars McBride, John Goodman, Edi Patters ...
'' Season 1 - Composer * 2019: ''
The Last O.G. ''The Last O.G.'' is an American comedy television series created by Jordan Peele and John Carcieri that premiered on March 31, 2018 on TBS. The series follows a convict (O.G., or original gangster) released after serving fifteen years who return ...
'' Season 2 - Composer * 2019: '' Under the Eiffel Tower'' - Composer * 2018: The Take Off - Composer * 2018: ''
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'' Season 1 - Composer * 2018: ''
The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter ''The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter'' is a 2018 American comedy-drama film directed by Jody Hill and written by Hill, John Carcieri, and Danny McBride. The film stars Josh Brolin, Montana Jordan, and McBride. ''The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer ...
'' - Composer * 2018: ''
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'' - Composer * 2017: ''
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'' - Composer * 2017: ''
Vice Principals ''Vice Principals'' is an American dark comedy television series starring Danny McBride, Walton Goggins, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, Dale Dickey, Georgia King, Sheaun McKinney, Busy Philipps and Shea Whigham. The co-creators were Danny McBride a ...
'' Season 2 - Composer * 2017: ''
Shut Eye ''Shut Eye'' is an American drama streaming television series created by Leslie Bohem, airing on the streaming service Hulu. It was given a straight-to-series 10-episode order. All ten episodes became available on December 7, 2016. A second seaso ...
'' Season 2 - Composer * 2016: ''
Vice Principals ''Vice Principals'' is an American dark comedy television series starring Danny McBride, Walton Goggins, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, Dale Dickey, Georgia King, Sheaun McKinney, Busy Philipps and Shea Whigham. The co-creators were Danny McBride a ...
'' Season 1 - Composer * 2014: ''
Rat Pack Rat ''Rat Pack Rat'' is a 2014 drama short film, written and directed by Todd Rohal. The film had its premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014. It won the ''Jury Award'' at the festival. The film later screened at ''2014 SXSW Film ...
'' - Composer * 2013: ''
Eastbound & Down ''Eastbound & Down'' is an American sports comedy television series that was broadcast on HBO, and created by Ben Best, Jody Hill, and Danny McBride. It stars McBride as Kenny Powers, a former professional baseball pitcher who, after a care ...
'' Season 4 - Composer * 2012: See Girl Run - Composer * 2012: ''
Eastbound & Down ''Eastbound & Down'' is an American sports comedy television series that was broadcast on HBO, and created by Ben Best, Jody Hill, and Danny McBride. It stars McBride as Kenny Powers, a former professional baseball pitcher who, after a care ...
'' Season 3 - Composer * 2011: ''
The Catechism Cataclysm ''The Catechism Cataclysm'' is a 2011 independent, psychotronic dark comedy film directed by Todd Rohal. The film's narrative concerns a bumbling priest named Father Billy who embarks on a camping trip with his childhood idol, Robbie. Cast * ...
'' - Composer * 2010: ''
Eastbound & Down ''Eastbound & Down'' is an American sports comedy television series that was broadcast on HBO, and created by Ben Best, Jody Hill, and Danny McBride. It stars McBride as Kenny Powers, a former professional baseball pitcher who, after a care ...
'' Season 2 - Composer * 2009: ''
Observe and Report ''Observe and Report'' is a 2009 American black comedy film written and directed by Jody Hill and starring Seth Rogen, Anna Faris and Ray Liotta. It follows a mentally unstable vigilante mall cop who attempts to join the police academy and purs ...
'' - Composer * 2009: ''
Eastbound & Down ''Eastbound & Down'' is an American sports comedy television series that was broadcast on HBO, and created by Ben Best, Jody Hill, and Danny McBride. It stars McBride as Kenny Powers, a former professional baseball pitcher who, after a care ...
'' - Composer * 2007: ''
Great World of Sound ''Great World of Sound'' is a 2007 comedy film directed by Craig Zobel. Zobel won Breakthrough Director at the Gotham Awards and the film also won the Grand Jury Award at the Atlanta Film Festival. Plot Martin, an introverted new transplant ...
'' - Additional music by Pyramid * 2006: ''
The Foot Fist Way ''The Foot Fist Way'' is a 2006 American low-budget martial arts black comedy film directed by Jody Hill and starring Danny McBride. The film was produced by Gary Sanchez Productions that picked up distribution rights to the film and hoped for it ...
'' - Music by Pyramid * 2004: '' Undertow'' - Contributed song "Monster In The Canyon" * 2003: ''
All the Real Girls ''All the Real Girls'' is a 2003 American romantic drama film written and directed by David Gordon Green and starring Paul Schneider, Zooey Deschanel, Shea Whigham and Patricia Clarkson. It is about the romance between a young, small-town wo ...
'' - Contributed songs "Streets Were Raining" and "Body On Fire"


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stephens, Joseph Living people American film score composers American male film score composers American male songwriters Year of birth missing (living people)