▁the ▁film . ▁Ar cel us ▁played ▁Frank ▁Reyn olds , ▁Am anda ' s ▁husband ▁and ▁father ▁of ▁her ▁children , ▁while ▁Mc R an ey ▁played ▁T uck , ▁a ▁wid ower ▁who ▁takes ▁in ▁young ▁Daw son ▁and ▁becomes ▁a ▁friend ▁and ▁father - figure ▁to ▁him . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁Jon ▁Ten ney ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁cast ▁to ▁play ▁Har vey ▁Col lier , ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Am anda . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁Princi pal ▁phot ography ▁began ▁on ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Louisiana ▁for ▁a ▁ 4 2 - day ▁shoot . ▁On ▁April ▁ 3 0 ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 ▁the ▁film ing ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁Cov ington ▁area . ▁Also ▁film ing ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁Pear l ▁River , ▁Louisiana . ▁ ▁Post - production ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁composer ▁A aron ▁Z ig man ▁would ▁be ▁scoring ▁the ▁music ▁for ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁Sound track ▁ ▁The ▁sound track ▁album ▁for ▁the ▁film , ▁released ▁on ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁features ▁original ▁music ▁primarily ▁from ▁the ▁genre ▁of ▁country ▁music , ▁recorded ▁by ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Lady ▁An te bell um , ▁Hunter ▁Hay es , ▁David ▁N ail , ▁Col bie ▁Ca ill at , ▁K ip ▁Moore , ▁Eli ▁Young ▁Band , ▁Eric ▁Pas lay