Music plays an important role throughout the Outlander novels and television series. Many of these songs are performed in the books by Roger MacKenzie, who earns the nickname a Smeòraich, meaning "song thrush" in the Gaelic.
Outlander Series
Outlander
| Chapter | Song | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | "Maggie Lauder"[1] | 
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| Claire thinks of a few lines from the song: "Oh, they call me Rob the Ranter, / and the lassies all go daft, / When I blow up my chanter." | ||
| 16 | (poem fragment)[2] from the Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900) |
n/a |
| Jamie recites an old Gaelic love song to Claire: "Thou daughter of the kingdom of the regions of the light, / On the night that thy wedding is on us..." | ||
| "Cock o' the North"[3] | File:Day 5 (Cock O' The North) | |
| Claire and Jamie dance at the inn. | ||
| 24 | "Up Among the Heather"[4] | 
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| Jamie leaves Claire to go work in the stables, singing as he goes. | ||
| 34 | "The Dowie Dens o Yarrow" | 
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| Murtagh teaches Claire this song while on the road searching for Jamie. |
Dragonfly in Amber
| Chapter | Song | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | "Auld Lang Syne" by Robert Burns | 
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| Claire sees tea towels at a tourist shop in Inverness, depicting the Loch Ness Monster singing Auld Lang Syne. | ||
| 6 | "Farewell to Tarwathie"[5] | 
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| Claire makes oblique reference to the whaling song when considering Jamie's debilitating seasickness. | ||
| 11 | "Le Papillon" | n/a |
| Herr Gerstmann enlists Claire in a singing exercise. | ||
| 15 | Kyrie eleison | 
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| Jamie admits to Mother Hildegarde his complete lack of musical aptitude. | ||
| "La dame fait bien" | n/a | |
| Jamie admits to Mother Hildegarde his complete lack of musical aptitude. | ||
| "Goldberg Variations" by Johann Sebastian Bach | 
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| The piece used to create the cipher that Claire and Mother Hildegarde decode. |
Voyager
| Chapter | Song | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | "Rule, Britannia!" by Thomas Arne (music), James Thomson (poet) |
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| Frank sings in the shower while Claire, after being up constantly all night with the baby, listens to Brianna cry. | ||
| 7 | "How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)?" by Walter Donaldson (music), Joe Young (lyricist), and Sam M. Lewis (lyricist) |
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| Claire mentions the WWI-era song to Roger, as one that her Uncle Lamb's army friends used to sing. | ||
| 20 | Dem Dry Bones (spiritual), by James Weldon Johnson (melody) | 
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| Joe Abernathy sings the song while he and Claire examine a two hundred year old skeleton. | ||
| 37 | "Tha Mo Leabaidh 'san Fhraoch (In the Heather's My Bed)"[6] | 
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| Jamie tells Claire about how he and Laoghaire danced at Hogmanay. | ||
| 40 | Fifteen Men on the Dead Man's Chest, a fictional sea song, originally from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island | n/a |
| Claire quotes the first two lines of this to Jamie when they learn the coins in the seal's treasure belonged to the Duke of Sandringham. |
Drums of Autumn
| Chapter | Song | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Fill Every Glass"[7][8] | 
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| Claire hears people in the tavern singing. | ||
| "Captain Thunder"[9][10] | n/a | |
| Claire hears people in the tavern singing. | ||
| "To Anacreon in Heaven" | 
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| Claire hears someone in the tavern sing the song, and she softly adds the last two lines of The Star-Spangled Banner. | ||
| 4 | "The Road to the Isles" | 
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| From Roger's set at the Celtic festival in New England with Brianna. | ||
| "The Gallowa' Hills"[11] | 
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| From Roger's set at the festival. | ||
| "The Lewis Bridal Song" | 
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| From Roger's set at the festival. | ||
| "Gradh Geal Mo Chridh"[12][13] | 
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| From Roger's set at the festival. | ||
| "Hey, Johnnie Cope, Are Ye Waking Yet?" | 
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| From Roger's set at the festival. | ||
| "MacPherson's Lament" | 
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| From Roger's set at the festival. | ||
| "The Sherramuir Fight" by Robert Burns | 
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| From Roger's set at the festival. | ||
| "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" | 
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| From Roger's set at the festival. | ||
| 26 | Tantum Ergo from Pange Lingua Gloriosi Corporis Mysterium by Thomas Aquinas |
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| Claire sings to the dying Indian man in the corncrib. |
The Fiery Cross
| Chapter | Song | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | "Ceann-ràra"[14] | n/a |
| Mrs. Bug learns of Roger's nickname, a Smeòraich, and is in awe of his singing the night before. | ||
| "Loch Ruadhainn"[15] | n/a | |
| Mrs. Bug learns of Roger's nickname, a Smeòraich, and is in awe of his singing the night before. | ||
| 12 | "Rose, Rose" | |
| Germain tunefully chants the word merde. | ||
| "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" | File:Row Row Row Your Boat Classical Piano | |
| Germain chants rude French phrases to the melody. | ||
| 16 | (poem fragment)[2] from the Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900) |
n/a |
| Roger sings for Brianna on their wedding night. | ||
| "Yesterday" by The Beatles | File:The Beatles Yesterday (remastered 2010) | |
| Roger sings for Brianna on their wedding night. | ||
| 21 | "Oh My Darling, Clementine" | 
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| Roger hears Brianna singing this to Jemmy. | ||
| 22 | "Lillibullero" | 
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| Claire hums the tune to Jemmy while taking him along for a walk. | ||
| 23-24 | "Ho-Ro My Nut-Brown Maiden"[16] | 
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| Brianna conveys a list of song requests to Roger from Jamie for the burning of the fiery cross. One of these she calls "Ho Ro!". | ||
| "Birniebouzle"[17] | 
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| From Roger's set on Fraser's Ridge. | ||
| "The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry" | 
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| From Roger's set on Fraser's Ridge. | ||
| "The Braes o' Killiecrankie" | 
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| From Roger's set on Fraser's Ridge. | ||
| "The Haughs of Cromdale" | 
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| From Roger's set on Fraser's Ridge. | ||
| "Hey, Johnnie Cope, Are Ye Waking Yet?" |
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| From Roger's set on Fraser's Ridge. | ||
| "Flower of Scotland" | 
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| From Roger's set on Fraser's Ridge. | ||
| 41 | "Ewie wi' the Crooked Horn"[18] | (first two minutes)
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| Roger discusses music with Seamus Hanlon. | ||
| "Shawn Bwee"[19][20] | (first minute) 
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| Roger discusses music with Seamus Hanlon. | ||
| 42 | "My Love is in America" | n/a |
| Brianna hears Roger singing. | ||
| 47 | "Oh My Darling, Clementine" |
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| Brianna and Roger soothe Jemmy with this lullaby. | ||
| 57 | "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" |
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| Brianna sings the song softly while packing for their departure in the morning with the militia. | ||
| 72 | "Frère Jacques" | 
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| Brianna sings under her breath, sitting by Roger's side. | ||
| 81 | Main Title of The Yogi Bear Show by Hoyt Curtin | File:Yogi Bear - Main Title |
| Brianna hums the tune while Peter Bewlie tells the story of the ghost bear, and Claire recalls the lyrics from the TV show. Later, Brianna makes another reference to the show: "Smarter than the average bear." | ||
| 82 | "The Ants Go Marching" | 
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| Roger works his vocal chords by singing the song. | ||
| 86 | "The Twa Corbies" | 
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| Roger thinks of the song after he and Jamie encounter a pig carcass, already partially devoured by crows. | ||
| 97 | "Bonnie Dundee" | 
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| Claire refers to a few different verses of poetry and song, making a point about bloody-minded Scots.[21] | ||
| "Blue Bonnets Are Over the Border"[22] | 
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| Claire refers to a few different verses of poetry and song. | ||
| "The Haughs of Cromdale" |
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| Claire refers to a few different verses of poetry and song.[23] | ||
| 98 | "Jamie Telfer of the Fair Dodhead"[24] | n/a |
| Roger tries to recall some new verses of the song in order to write them down. | ||
| 102 / 107 | "Oh My Darling, Clementine" |
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| Roger thinks of the lyrics as he treads water beneath the wharf at Wylie's Landing; back on the Ridge, he sings to Jem. |
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
| Chapter | Song | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | "Alouette" | File:Alouette- Jean François Alexandre |
| Germain sings the song, drunk on cherry bounce and ignoring Brianna's questions. | ||
| "The Maid Gaed Tae The Mill"[25] (The Maid Went to the Mill)[26] |
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| A drunken Roger, singing lines from a bawdy song, makes advances on Brianna at the McGillivrays'. | ||
| 29 | "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan | File:Mr Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan (5 4 65) Bootleg |
| Claire hears Brianna whistling the tune, which reminds her of the 1960s, and of the time traveler she met during her captivity. | ||
| 52 | "Oh My Darling, Clementine" |
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| Claire can be heard singing, while Brianna tells Jamie about Disneyland. | ||
| 55 | "Yellow Submarine" by The Beatles | File:The Beatles - Yellow Submarine (cover) |
| Donner whistles this song to identify himself to the other time travelers. | ||
| 85 | "Eppie Morrie" | 
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| Young Ian sings this song while he, Jamie, and Roger prepare to ride with Joseph Wemyss to find Fraulein Berrisch. | ||
| 99 | "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash | File:Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues Lyrics |
| Brianna hears Jemmy singing. |
An Echo in the Bone
| Chapter | Song | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Lillibullero" |
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| Lord John whistles the tune as he returns to his room at an inn in Wilmington. | ||
| 4 | "O thoir a-nall am Botul"[27] | 
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| Jamie makes a passing reference to drunken mourners singing this song. | ||
| 5 | "The Animals Went in Two by Two ('Into the Ark')" | File:The Animals Went In Two By Two Nursery Rhymes by Hooplakidz |
| Brianna sings the first lines as she and Roger head upstairs for bed. | ||
| 8 | "Griogal Cridhe (Beloved Gregor)"[28] | 
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| Bobby sings the lullaby in Gaelic as he walks with Orrie and Aidan, and Claire wonders if he knows what the lyrics mean.[29][30] | ||
| 16 | "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford | 
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| Roger recalls Jem singing this song just as two Tea Society ladies arrive to visit. | ||
| 34 | "The King of Love My Shepherd Is" by Henry Baker, to the tune of "St. Columba"[31] | File:St. Columba (Songs Of Praise No.654) The King Of Love My Shepherd Is |
| Brianna hears Roger singing. | ||
| "The Lord's My Shepherd" set to the tune "Crimond" by Jessie Seymour Irvine | 
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| Brianna hears Roger singing. |
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
| Chapter | Song | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | "Die Sommernacht" by Franz Schubert | 
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| Lord John sings the song to alert Dottie to his presence in the American camp. | ||
| "Greensleeves" | File:Mark McCain Sings 'Greensleeves' | |
| Men in the American camp, inspired by Lord John's burst of song, sing their own songs. | ||
| "Chester" by William Billings | 
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| Men in the American camp, inspired by Lord John's burst of song, sing their own songs. | ||
| "A Nighean nan Geug"[32] | File:A Nighean nan geug (Girl of the Branches) | |
| Jamie thinks of the grim lullaby when Mrs. Hardman begins to sing to her youngest daughter. | ||
| "The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry" |
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| Jamie thinks of the song as a better alternative for a Quaker. | ||
| 31 | "The Sherramuir Fight" by Robert Burns |
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| Roger sings the song for Brian Fraser, who is very taken with the poem – which won't be written for another fifty-odd years. | ||
| 51 | "Yankee Doodle" | File:Yankee Doodle ( American Patriotic Song ) |
| Lord John listens to the continentals sing the latest American version of the song, while recalling earlier British versions he had heard. | ||
| 66 | "Nessun dorma" from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini | 
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| Ian thinks of the phrase nessun dorma – "none shall sleep" – as he prepares to put on his war paint, recalling that Brianna had told him it was the name of an aria in an opera. | ||
| 70 | "When the king enjoys his own again" by Martin Parker | 
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| William whistles the tune as the camp around him prepares for battle. | ||
| 80 | "Lillibullero" |
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| Hal whistles the tune to test William's ability to recognize it. |
Lord John Series
Lord John and the Haunted Soldier
| Chapter | Song | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Part III | "Lillibullero" |
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| Lord John whistles the tune, first while visiting Sussex, and again at the shipyard while waiting for Tom Byrd. |
The Scottish Prisoner
| Chapter | Song | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | "Eppie Morrie" |
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| Jamie thinks of the song, though only the words, while rescuing Isobel Dunsany from her would-be suitor. |
TV Series
In the TV series, music director Bear McCreary selects many traditional Scottish tunes to include in various episodes, as well as 20th century songs as appropriate.
Music by Season
Season One
| Episode | Song | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Main Title
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"The Skye Boat Song" (feat. Raya Yarbrough) | 
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| Adapted by Bear McCreary from the poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. | ||
| 101
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"I'm Gonna Get Lit Up (When The Lights Go On In London)" by Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans (1940) | 
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| Claire and Frank drive through the Highlands. | ||
| "Shuffle Rhythm" by Jan Savitt | 
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| Frank points out Cocknammon Rock to Claire | ||
| "Beneath the Lights of Home" by Geraldo & His Orchestra | 
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| Claire and Frank visit the Reverend to confer about Frank's ancestor | ||
| "Duan na Muthairn (Rune of the Muthairn)"[33] arr. Bear McCreary | Outlander: Season 1, Vol. 1 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Dance of the Druids (feat. Raya Yarbrough)") | |
| Claire and Frank watch the druids as they dance at the stone circle on Craigh na Dun | ||
| "Run Rabbit Run" by Harry Roy & His Band | 
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| Claire reads in a chair, searching for the plant she saw at the stone circle | ||
| "Hamsterheid" by Clanadonia | 
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| Claire hears gunfire and men fighting, and runs through the forest. | ||
| 102
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"The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" arr. Bear McCreary |
Outlander: Season 1, Vol. 1 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Castle Leoch") |
| Dougal engages Hamish in swordplay as Claire looks on | ||
| "Run Rabbit Run" by Harry Roy & His Band | n/a | |
| Claire hums the song to herself, then gathers plants and fungi on the castle grounds | ||
| 103
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"Comin' Thro' The Rye" arr. Bear McCreary | Outlander: Season 1, Vol. 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) |
| Claire works in her surgery | ||
| "An Fhìdeag Airgid" as sung by Gillebrìde MacMillan | Outlander: Season 1, Vol. 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) | |
| Gwyllyn the Bard entertains the MacKenzies with song | ||
| "Gradh Geal Mo Chridhe" as sung by Gillebrìde MacMillan | n/a | |
| Gwyllyn the Bard entertains the MacKenzies | ||
| "The Woman of Balnain" as sung by Gillebrìde MacMillan; arr. Bear McCreary | Outlander: Season 1, Vol. 1 (Original Television Soundtrack) | |
| Gwyllyn the Bard sings a song about a woman who disappeared on a fairy hill and returned after a time | ||
| 104
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"That Lovely Weekend" by Geraldo & His Orchestra, Dorothy Carless | 
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| Claire talks to Alec about a horse and contemplates her escape plans | ||
| "The Haughs o’ Cromdale" arr. Bear McCreary | n/a | |
| The Gathering begins | ||
| "Clean Pease Strae" arr. Bear McCreary | Outlander: Season 1, Vol. 1 (Original Television Soundtrack) | |
| Dougal enters the game of shinty | ||
| 105
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"To the Begging I Will Go" arr. Bear McCreary | Outlander: Season 1, Vol. 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) |
| Dougal and Ned Gowan collect rents | ||
| "Mo Nighean Donn Hò Gù" as sung by the waulking women | Outlander: Season 1, Vol. 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Wool Waulking Songs") | |
| Claire joins a group of women in waulking wool | ||
| "The Skye Boat Song" arr. Bear McCreary | Outlander: Season 1, Vol. 1 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "The Losing Side of History") | |
| Claire recalls discussing the Jacobites with Frank after recognizing the name "Stuart" in Dougal's Gaelic speech | ||
| "The Highland Widow's Lament" arr. Bear McCreary | Outlander: Season 1, Vol. 1 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "The Losing Side of History") | |
| The rent-collecting group have a funeral for the crucified Scotsmen and Dougal continues to rally support for the Jacobite cause | ||
| "The High Road to Linton" arr. by Bear McCreary | n/a | |
| Tavern brawl in defense of Claire's honor | ||
| "Ye Jacobites by Name" arr. by Bear McCreary | Outlander: Season 1, Vol. 1 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "The Losing Side of History") | |
| Claire remembers walking Culloden Moor with Frank | ||
| 106 | "Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind" arr. Bear McCreary | n/a |
| Lord Thomas entertains Claire as his guest | ||
| 107 | "Celia Learning on the Spinnet" arr. Bear McCreary | n/a |
| Ned Gowan is tasked with finding a wedding dress in a brothel | ||
| 109 | "The Skye Boat Song" arr. Bear McCreary | n/a |
| Dougal tries to justify collecting funds for the Jacobite cause | ||
| 112 | "Comin' Thro' The Rye" arr. Bear McCreary | Outlander: Season 1, Vol. 1 (Original Television Soundtrack) |
| Claire and Jamie meet and greet with the tenants of Lallybroch. | ||
| "The Barnyards of Delgaty" arr. Bear McCreary | n/a | |
| Dinner scene | ||
| "Maids, When You're Young Never Wed an Old Man" arr. Bear McCreary |
Outlander: Season 1, Vol. 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Tracking Jamie") | |
| Jamie staggers to bed, drunk after a long Quarter Day; reprise the next morning when he's hungover. | ||
| 114 | "My Bonnie Moorhen"[34] arr. Bear McCreary | Outlander: Season 1, Vol. 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Tracking Jamie") |
| Claire and Jenny track the redcoats. | ||
| "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" made famous by The Andrews Sisters and sung by Caitríona Balfe in the episode | Version by The Andrews Sisters (1941) 
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| Claire suggests to Murtagh that they step up their act with a song, and sings a few lines of the song. Murtagh likes the tune, but suggests they adapt it to lyrics that their audience would know. Claire sings the tune using Scots lyrics based on the bawdy song "The Reels O' Bogie"[35][36] | ||
| "The Keel Row" arr. Bear McCreary | Outlander: Season 1, Vol. 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Tracking Jamie") | |
| Claire and Murtagh take their act on the road, performing their song in the hope that Jamie will hear of them. | ||
| "MacPherson's Lament" arr. Bear McCreary | Outlander: Season 1, Vol. 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Tale of the Tusks") | |
| Overwhelmed by worry and stress for Jamie, Claire and Murtagh comfort each other. | ||
| 116 | "Sleepy Maggie" arr. Bear McCreary | Outlander: Season 1, Vol. 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Charge of the Highland Cattle") |
| The highlanders rescue Jamie from Wentworth using a stampede of cattle. |
Season Two
| Episode | Song | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Main Title
|
"The Skye Boat Song" (feat. Raya Yarbrough) | 
|
| Adapted by Bear McCreary from the poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. | ||
| 201
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"Se mai riviene, D Minor" by the Count of St. Germain, arr. Bear McCreary | Outlander: Season 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Wrath of the Comte") |
| The Comte St. Germain threatens the Frasers; end credits. | ||
| 202
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"Passacaille" from Armide by Jean-Baptiste Lully, arr. Bear McCreary |
Outlander: Season 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Into Paris") |
| Claire prepares to leave for the day; at Versailles, Claire finds out that Jack Randall is alive; end credits. | ||
| "Cam Ye O'er Frae France?" arr. Bear McCreary | 
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| Jamie and Murtagh attend Charles Stuart at Maison de Madame Elise. | ||
| "Ouverture de l'Opera d'Alcide" by Marin Marais, arr. Bear McCreary |
Outlander: Season 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Honey Pot") | |
| Louise de La Tour has her body waxed while she introduces Claire to Mary Hawkins | ||
| "Prelude (Marche en rondeau)" from Te Deum by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, arr. Bear McCreary |
Outlander: Season 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Versailles") | |
| The Frasers mingle with other guests at the Palace of Versailles. | ||
| 203
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"Passacaille" from Armide by Jean-Baptiste Lully, arr. Bear McCreary |
Outlander: Season 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Into Paris") |
| Claire awakens to find Jamie just returning from his night spent with Charles Stuart. | ||
| "Marche des Combattants" from Alceste by Jean-Baptiste Lully, arr. Bear McCreary |
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| Claire finds Suzette in bed with Murtagh. | ||
| "Chaconne" from Dardanus by Jean-Philippe Rameau, arr. Bear McCreary |
Outlander: Season 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Baroque Chess Match") | |
| Jamie plays chess with Joseph Duverney. | ||
| "Aria" from Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Bear McCreary |
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| Mother Hildegarde demonstrates the music used in the cipher. | ||
| 206
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"Muzette and Double" from Pièces de Viole, Livre IV by Marin Marais, arr. Bear McCreary |
Outlander: Season 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "The Duel") |
| Claire takes a carriage to the Bois de Bologne, but arrives too late to stop Jamie's duel with Jack Randall. | ||
| 208
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"Moch sa Mhadainn 's Mi Dùsgadh"[37] | Outlander: Season 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "The Uprising Begins") |
| Lord Lovat shows up with Fraser men to add to the Prince's ranks. | ||
| 209
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"An Fhìdeag Airgid" (feat. Griogair Labhruidh) | Outlander: Season 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Je Suis Prest (feat. Griogair Labhruidh)" |
| Morning camp activity picks up; the MacKenzies return. | ||
| "Moch sa Mhadainn 's Mi Dùsgadh"[37] (feat. Griogair Labhruidh) Poem by Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair, arr. Bear McCreary |
Outlander: Season 2 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Moch Sa Mhadainn (feat. Griogair Labhruidh)") | |
| The Jacobites run drills over several days; finally they march to join Charles Stuart's forces. | ||
| 210
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"Down Among the Dead Men" (traditional) | |
| Rupert and Ross sing drunkenly, earning a somber cheer from their audience. |
Season Three
| Episode | Song | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Main Title
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"The Skye Boat Song" (feat. Raya Yarbrough) | 
|
| Adapted by Bear McCreary from the poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. | ||
| 304
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"A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" by Bob Dylan (Performed by Walk off the Earth) |
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| Jamie leaves Helwater and his son William behind; Claire and Brianna return to Boston, leaving behind Roger and their search for Jamie. |
Season Four
| Episode | Song | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Main Title
|
"The Skye Boat Song" (feat. Raya Yarbrough) | 
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| Adapted by Bear McCreary from the poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. | ||
| 401
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"America the Beautiful" by Katharine Lee Bates (Performed by Ray Charles) |
|
| Stephen Bonnet and his men attack the Frasers on their riverboat, stealing their gemstones and one of Claire's wedding rings, and killing Lesley. | ||
| 412
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Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber | 
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| Roger decides to help the priest in the only way he can – by hastening his death. Roger and the Mohawk are horrified by the unintended consequences. |
Season Five
| Episode | Song | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Main Title
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"The Skye Boat Song" (feat. Raya Yarbrough) |  Outlander: Season 5 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Outlander – The Skye Boat Song (Choral Version) [feat. Raya Yarbrough]") |
| Adapted by Bear McCreary from the poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. | ||
| 501
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"Macpherson's Farewell"[38][39] | Outlander: Season 5 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Murtagh's Oath") |
| Murtagh swears his loyalty to a young Jamie shortly after Ellen has died. | ||
| "L-O-V-E" by Bert Kaempfert (music) and Milt Gabler (lyrics)
(arr. Bear McCreary, performed by Richard Rankin) |
Outlander: Season 5 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "L-O-V-E (feat. Richard Rankin)") | |
| Roger sings to Brianna on their wedding night; montage of various couples. | ||
| "Moch sa Mhadainn 's Mi Dùsgadh"[37] | Outlander: Season 5 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "The Fiery Cross (feat. Griogair Labhruidh)") | |
| Jamie puts on his kilt and plaid for the first time in years, and gathers the men of the Ridge in a call to arms. | ||
| 502
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"Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night (written by Hoyt Axton)
(Performed by Richard Rankin) |
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| Roger sings to Jemmy. | ||
| 504
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"Highland Laddie" (traditional)
(Performed by Richard Rankin) |
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| Roger sings outside the Brownsville tavern. | ||
| 507
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"Oh My Darling, Clementine" credited to Percy Montrose
(arr. Bear McCreary, performed by Richard Rankin) |
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| Roger sings to Jemmy before leaving for the battle. | ||
| 508
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"Oh My Darling, Clementine" credited to Percy Montrose
(arr. Bear McCreary, performed by Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin) |
Outlander: Season 5 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Clementine (feat. Richard Rankin and Sophie Skelton)") |
| Brianna sings to Jemmy, and Roger feels again the devastating loss of his voice. Duet version sung by Richard Rankin and Sophie Skelton during the end credits. | ||
| 512
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"The Skye Boat Song" (feat. Raya Yarbrough) | Outlander: Season 5 (Original Television Soundtrack) (as "Outlander – The Skye Boat Song (Solo Vocal Version) [feat. Raya Yarbrough]") |
| Adapted by Bear McCreary from the poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. |
Bear McCreary's Blog Posts
After the episodes have aired on television, Bear McCreary regularly publishes blog posts explaining choices for the score.
Season 1
- Outlander: Sassenach
- Outlander: Castle Leoch
- Outlander: The Way Out, The Gathering and Rent
- Outlander: The Garrison Commander, The Wedding, Both Sides Now
- Outlander: The Reckoning
- Outlander: By the Pricking of My Thumbs & The Devil’s Mark
- Outlander: Lallybroch, The Watch & The Search
- Outlander: Wentworth Prison & To Ransom a Man’s Soul
- Outlander Soundtrack Volume II
Season 2
- Outlander: Season 2 Begins
- Outlander: In Paris
- Outlander: Return to Scotland
- Outlander Season 2 Soundtrack
Seasons 3-5
- Outlander: Season 3 – After Culloden
- Outlander: Season 3 – The Caribbean
- Outlander: Season 4
- Outlander: Season 5
References
- ↑ Maggie Lauder – accessed 6 January 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Carmina Gadelica, vol. II: Notes", page 231, via The Internet Archive. Accessed 16 April 2015.
- ↑ The Traditional Tune Archive – accessed 6 January 2016
- ↑ Up Among the Heather – Mainly Norfolk: English Folk and Other Good Music. Accessed 6 January 2016.
- ↑ Farewell to Tarwathie – Mainly Norfolk: English Folk and Other Good Music. Accessed 7 January 2016.
- ↑ Tha Mo Leabaidh 'san Fhraoch (In the Heather's My Bed) lyrics. Accessed 24 January 2016.
- ↑ The Traditional Tune Archive – accessed 5 January 2016.
- ↑ Volumes 1-6 - Wit and mirth, or, Pills to purge melancholy by Thomas D'Urfrey. National Library of Scotland.
- ↑ From The comical history of Don Quixote by Thomas D'Urfey. Accessed 11 January 2016.
- ↑ Volumes 1-6 - Wit and mirth, or, Pills to purge melancholy by Thomas D'Urfrey. National Library of Scotland.
- ↑ The Gallowa' Hills – Mainly Norfolk: English Folk and Other Good Music. Accessed 21 January 2016.
- ↑ Written as "Vhair Me Oh" in the book, which is a corrupted spelling of the Gaelic orthography of the refrain, "Bheir mi ò".
- ↑ Vair Me O (Eriskay Love Lilt)
- ↑ "This sprightly air commemorates the mirth and festivity kept up by the late Duchess of Gordon at Kinrara, every memorial of whom calling to mind how much she is missed." From The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles by Simon Fraser (1816). Accessed 6 January 2016.
- ↑ "Loch Ruthven, celebrated in this air, is as famous in Inverness-shire, for the sport it affords the angler, as Loch Erroch on the confines of Perthshire." From The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles by Simon Fraser (1816). Accessed 6 January 2016.
- ↑ Ho-Ro My Nut-Brown Maiden – accessed 6 January 2016
- ↑ Birniebouzle – accessed 6 January 2016
- ↑ Ewie Wi' the Crooked Horn – The Traditional Tune Archive. Accessed 8 January 2016.
- ↑ Also Sean Bui
- ↑ Sean Bui (jig) – The Session. Accessed 24 January 2016.
- ↑ See also Literary References.
- ↑ Blue Bonnets Are Over the Border, National Library of Scotland. Accessed 21 January 2016.
- ↑ Claire says "lances and swords all over the Haughs of Cromdale." In the song, one line goes: "The Frasers fought with sword and lance." See also Jacobite relics of Scotland via National Library of Scotland.
- ↑ Child's Collected Ballads by Francis James Child. "Jamie Telfer of the Fair Dodhead", no. 190
- ↑ Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, Heroic Ballads, Etc via Google Books. Accessed 25 March 2015.
- ↑ The Maid Went to the Mill – Accessed 25 March 2015.
- ↑ O thoir a-nall am Botul – 6 January 2016
- ↑ Tobar an Dualchais: Griogal Cridhe – accessed 4 November 2015
- ↑ English:
Many a night, wet and dry
Even in the worst of weather
Gregor would find a little rock for me
Beside which I could shelter
Obhan obhan obhan iri
Obhan iri o
Obhan obhan obhan iri
Great indeed is my sorrow
I ascended to the topmost rooms
And I descended to the ground floor house
And I did not find my beloved Gregor
Sitting at the table
Great sweetheart of all people of the world
They poured your blood yesterday
And they put your head on an oak stick
A short distance from your body
I would like to be with my beloved Gregor
Driving cattle down the glen
Than with the big Baron of Dall
With white silk around my head - ↑ Gaelic:
S'iomadh oidhche fhliuch is thioram
Sìde nan seachd sian
Gheibheadh Griogal dhòmhsa creagan
Ris an gabhainn dìon
Òbhan òbhan òbhan ìri
Òbhan ìri ò
Òbhan òbhan òbhan ìri
'S mòr mo mhulad 's mòr
Dhìrich mi dhan t-seòmar mhullaich
'S thèirinn mi'n taigh-làir
'S cha d'fhuair mise Griogal Cridhe
'Na shuidhe mu'n chlàr
Eudail mhòir de shluagh an domhain
Dhòirt iad d'fuil an dè
'S chuir iad do cheann air stob daraich
Tacan beag bho d'chrè
B'annsa bhith le Griogal Cridhe
Teàrnadh chruidh le gleann
Na le Baran mòr na Dalach
Sìoda geal mu'm cheann - ↑ St. Columba – an Irish melody
- ↑ Celtic Lyrics Corner – "A Nighean nan Geug". Accessed 3 June 2015.
- ↑ "Duan na Muthairn (Rune of the Muthairn)": Invocations. Carmina Gadelica, via The Internet Archive. Accessed 17 April 2015.
- ↑ Bonny Moorhen – Mainly Norfolk: English Folk and Other Good Music. Accessed 23 May 2015.
- ↑ The Reels o Bogie – adapted by Scotstext from the anglicized version. Accessed 24 May 2015.
- ↑ Merry muses of Caledonia edited by James Barke and Sydney Goodsir Smith. Indicates "The Reels o' Bogie" was collected by Burns. Accessed 24 May 2015.
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 Alternate titles include "Hùg Ò Làithill Ò" and "Òran Eile don Phrionnsa". See Tobar an Dualchais for more information about the song, and Lochiel.net for Gaelic lyrics and English translation.
- ↑ Outlander: Season 5 – Bear McCreary Official Site. Accessed 19 May 2020.
- ↑ The Book of Scottish Song/Macpherson's Farewell via Wikisource. Accessed 19 May 2020.