Reinhold Heil has been hired to score the upcoming Syfy original series Helix. The drama is created by Cameron Porsandeh and stars Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky, Jordan Hayes, Catherine Lemieux, Neil Napier and Mark Ghanime. The show follows a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find themselves pulled into a life-and-death struggle that may hold the key to mankind’s salvation or total annihilation. Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica, Outlander), Steven Maeda (Lost, The X-Files), and Lynda Obst (Contact) are executive producing the Sony Pictures Television and NBC Universal production. Helix is set to premiere on January 10, 2014 and will air every Friday night on Syfy. For updates on the series, visit the official show website.
The Golden Globe-nominated composer whose previous film scoring credits include Cloud Atlas, Run Lola Run, The International, One Hour Photo, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer and HBO’s Deadwood also has the action thriller I, Frankenstein coming up. A soundtrack featuring the score will be released on Lakeshore Records. Heil also composed the music for the upcoming supernatural horror thriller Haunt. The movie is directed by Mac Carter and stars Jacki Weaver, Harrison Gilbertson and Liana Liberato. The film centers on a boy who gets involved with a mysterious neighbor when his family moves into a new home and unwittingly summons a demon. IFC Midnight has picked up domestic distribution rights for a release in 2014.
