Composer Joseph Stephens is reteaming with director Jody Hill on the upcoming comedy The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter. The movie starring Josh Brolin, Danny McBride, Montana Jordan and Scoot McNairy revolves around a sixth-grade boy who is supposed to be bonding with his father on a hunting trip, but is far from interested. Hill also co-wrote the screenplay with McBride and John Carcieri. Scott Rudin (The Social Network, No Country for Old Men, Captain Phillips) is producing the project.
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Joey Stephens Scoring Max Winkler’s ‘Flower’
Joey Stephens has composed the music for the upcoming comedy drama Flower. The film is directed by Max Winkler (Ceremony) and stars Zoey Deutch, Kathryn Hahn, Tim Heidecker, Adam Scott, Joey Morgan and Dylan Gelula. The movie centers on the unlikely bond that forms between a sexually adventurous teenage girl and her obese, mentally unstable step-brother. Winkler also co-wrote the screenplay with Alex McAulay and Matt Spicer (Ingrid Goes West) who is also producing the project with Eric B. Fleischman (Sleight), Brandon James and Sean Tabibian (Carnage Park, The Remains).
Weekly TV Music Roundup (July 17, 2016)
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series Vice Principals created by Jody Hill & Danny McBride who also stars in the show alongside Walter Goggins, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, Georgia King, Busy Philipps, Shea Whigham and Sheaun McKinney. The comedy’s original music is composed by Joey Stephens who previously scored Hill’s feature Observe and Report starring Seth Rogen, as well as numerous episodes of HBO’s Eastbound and Down. To learn more about the series, check out our previous news article and HBO’s official show website.
HBO’s ‘Vice Principals’ to Feature Music by Joey Stephens
Joey Stephens is reuniting with Jody Hill & Danny McBride and will compose the music for the upcoming HBO original series Vice Principals. The show is created by Hill and McBride who also stars in the comedy alongside Walter Goggins, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, Georgia King, Busy Philipps, Shea Whigham and Sheaun McKinney. The series, which has been ordered for two seasons with 18 episodes, tells the story of a high school and the people who almost run it, the vice principals. McBride and Hill are also executive producing the project with Stephanie Laing and David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, All the Real Girls, George Washington) who also directed the pilot episode.