He composed music for the television show The Righteous Gemstones, the film Observe and Report, directed by Jody Hill[citation needed] as well as the HBO series Eastbound & Down, produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez Productions.
[1] Stephens is also a founding member of the band Pyramid, which provided the score for Hill’s feature film debut, The Foot Fist Way.
[2] Pyramid also co-composed Shotgun Stories, from director Jeff Nichols, and composed additional music for Craig Zobel’s Great World of Sound.
[citation needed] Additionally, Stephens contributed original Pyramid songs to two David Gordon Green films; the Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize-winning All the Real Girls and the critically acclaimed Undertow.
[citation needed] Stephens is also a member of the band City Wolf, which covered the classic Pixies’ song “Where Is My Mind?” for Observe and Report.