Pyramid is an American experimental,

indie-rock Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produce ...

band from

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. Their first album ''The First American'' was released in 2005. Music from the album was used in two

David Gordon Green David Gordon Green is an American filmmaker. He directed the dramas ''George Washington'' (2000), ''All the Real Girls'' (2003), and '' Snow Angels'' (2007), as well as the thriller '' Undertow'' (2004), all of which he wrote or co-wrote. In 2 ...

films, ''

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 womaniz ...

'' and '' Undertow''. Pyramid also composed the music for

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 b ...

's '' The Foot Fist Way'', co-composed ''

Shotgun Stories ''Shotgun Stories'' is a 2007 drama film about a feud between two sets of half-brothers following the death of their father in rural Arkansas. The film was written and directed by Jeff Nichols, and stars Michael Shannon, Barlow Jacobs, Michael Abb ...

'' for Jeff Nichols, and added additional score to

Craig Zobel Roger Craig Zobel is an American filmmaker and actor whose work includes music videos, film, and television. He has directed the films ''Compliance (film), Compliance'' (2012), ''Z for Zachariah (film), Z for Zachariah'' (2015), and ''The Hunt (2 ...

'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 to C ...

''.

Discography

*''The First American'' (2005) *''The First American B-sides'' (2007) *''Small Arms'' (2010)

Soundtracks

*''

'' (2003) *'' Undertow'' (2004) *'' The Foot Fist Way'' (2008) *''

'' (2007) *''

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 pursue ...

'' (2009) *''

We Are Your Friends (film) ''We Are Your Friends'' is a 2015 drama film directed by Max Joseph (in his feature directorial debut) and with a screenplay by Joseph and Meaghan Oppenheimer, from a story by Richard Silverman. The film stars Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski and Wes ...

'' (2015)

Band members

*Joseph Stephens *Ben Best *Chris Walldorf *Tyler Baum *Ryan Blaine *Ben Kennedy *Brent Bagwell *Kris Baucom

References

External links

Pyramid official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pyramid (Band) Indie rock musical groups from North Carolina