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Scenario
World War II nurse Claire Beauchamp Randall mysteriously time-travels to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a Highland warrior and is drawn into an epic mutiny. Moore (the show’s creator), his staff decided to retain the Gaelic words rather than translate them into English. This maintained the first-person narrative, showing Claire’s inability to understand Gaelic.
The opening song changes from season to season to reflect events in the plot
The idea was suggested by producer David Brown, who said he saw something similar in Skin Deep (1998), a foreign alternative film starring actor and singer Gustavo Goulart. In several episodes, the characters say « OK. »; an American term that did not come into use until the 19th century. In the first half of the second season (which takes place in France), some of the lyrics are in French. In the second half of the second season (mostly about the build-up to war), a militaristic snare drum is added to the opening theme song.
Appears in Outlander: An Epic Adaptation (2015)
Tribal drums were added in Season 3, since most of the season takes place in the West Indies. Bluegrass fiddle and banjo were added in Season 4, and some of the lyrics are sung in a Southern accent, since the season is mostly set in America. Skye Boat song (uncredited) Traditional Scottish Air by Sir Harold Bolton New lyrics by Robert Louis Stevenson. I came to Outlander late and watched it.
It has everything!
A dear friend who recently died of cancer, very young, told me to watch it, so I did in her honor. Very happy! The casting is perfect, with great performances in difficult storylines. The locations, the romance, the haunting music, the scenery, the costumes and props, and the attention to historical detail all impressed me.