Music

Music plays an important role throughout the Outlander novels and television series. Also included on this page are poems mentioned in the books.

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Music in the Outlander Novels

Dragonfly in Amber

• "Goldberg Variations" by Johann Sebastian Bach (1:13:29) (The piece used to create the cipher that Claire and Mother Hildegarde decode) 0embed/4ppcbLdtghE{{#if 0|0|0}}

Drums of Autumn

• "The Road to the Isles" (From Roger's set at the Celtic festival in New England with Brianna) 0embed/CV5mh4SbjWs{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "The Gallowa' Hills" (From Roger's set at the festival) 0embed/PPEzVPMNmGU{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "The Lewis Bridal Song" (From Roger's set at the festival) 0embed/dhce99y_a_A{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "Vair Me O (Eriskay Love Lilt)" (From Roger's set at the festival) 0embed/EhtMisvcEv0{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "Hey, Johnnie Cope, Are Ye Waking Yet?" (From Roger's set at the festival) 0embed/ygCQwx8u0d4{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "MacPherson's Lament" (From Roger's set at the festival) 0embed/CmtaW-KJT-w{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "The Sherramuir Fight" (From Roger's set at the festival) 0embed/-TkQkyXV-M4{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" (From Roger's set at the festival) 0embed/GXGVFJqSqqg{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "Lake Isle of Innisfree" (Brianna recalls the poem to Jamie, that Frank would quote it when Claire was in her garden) 0embed/aCkHy3MlRFQ{{#if 0|0|0}}

The Fiery Cross

• "Yesterday" by The Beatles (Roger sings this for Brianna on their wedding night) 0embed/LF3eyaVo59U{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "Ho-Ro My Nut-Brown Maiden" (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!") 0embed/WsH4cT1ga0I{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "Birniebouzle" (From Roger's set on Fraser's Ridge) 0embed/alBk-BTnxXI{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry" (From Roger's set on Fraser's Ridge) 0embed/4fVMSzC3WRc{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "The Braes o' Killiecrankie" (From Roger's set on Fraser's Ridge) 0embed/ygIuVZOQJlc{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "The Haughs of Cromdale" (From Roger's set on Fraser's Ridge) 0embed/M6v1oD_pF-k{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "Flower of Scotland" (From Roger's set on Fraser's Ridge) 0embed/XiyLuv3GSs4{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "Oh My Darling, Clementine" (Brianna and Roger soothe Jemmy with this lullaby) 0embed/w6pYK33xhPA{{#if 0|0|0}}

A Breath of Snow and Ashes

• "The Twa Corbies" (Roger recalls the song in horror after finding the burned-down cabin with Jamie)
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• "Yellow Submarine" (Donner whistles this song to identify himself to the other time travelers) 0embed/Kr2KkRzS8lE{{#if 0|0|0}}

An Echo in the Bone

• "Lillibullero" (Lord John whistles the tune as he returns to his room at an inn in Wilmington) 0embed/PX6ekSneYvM{{#if 0|0|0}}

Music in the TV Series

Season One

• "The Skye Boat Song", adapted by Bear McCreary from the poem by Robert Louis Stevenson (Main Title) 0embed/ledHVF1ZtDI{{#if 0|0|0}}

Episodes

• 101
• 102
• 103
• 104
• 105
• 106
• 107
• 108

Sassenach

• "I'm Gonna Get Lit Up (When The Lights Go On In London)" by Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans (1940) (Claire and Frank drive through the Highlands) 0embed/VIBV-4p1j1Y{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "Shuffle Rhythm" by Jan Savitt (Frank points out Cocknammon Rock to Claire) 0embed/NhirBwrrXjs{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "Beneath the Lights of Home" by Geraldo & His Orchestra (Claire and Frank visit the Reverend to confer about Frank's ancestor) 0embed/62Z7fuMVCeI{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "Run Rabbit Run" by Harry Roy & His Band (Claire reads in a chair, searching for the plant she saw at the stone circle)

Castle Leoch (Episode)

• "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond", arr. Bear McCreary (Dougal engages Hamish in swordplay as Claire looks on)
• "Run Rabbit Run" by Harry Roy & His Band (Claire gathers plants and fungi on the castle grounds)

The Way Out

• "Comin’ Through The Rye" arr. Bear McCreary (Claire works in her surgery)
• "An Fhideag Airgid" as sung by Gillebrìde MacMillan (Gwyllyn the Bard entertains the MacKenzies with song)
• "Gradh Geal Mo Chridhe" as sung by Gillebrìde MacMillan (Gwyllyn the Bard entertains the MacKenzies)
• "The Woman of Balnain" as sung by Gillebrìde MacMillan; lyrics by Diana Gabaldon, arr. by Bear McCreary (Gwyllyn the Bard sings a song about a woman who disappeared on a fairy hill and returned after a time)

The Gathering

• "That Lovely Weekend" by Geraldo & His Orchestra, Dorothy Carless (Claire talks to Alec about a horse and contemplates her escape plans) 0embed/n-2xaSswSck{{#if 0|0|0}}

• "The Haughs o’ Cromdale" arr. Bear McCreary (The Gathering begins)
• "Clean Pease Strae" arr. Bear McCreary (Dougal enters the game of shinty)

Rent

• "To the Begging I Will Go" arr. Bear McCreary (Dougal and Ned Gowan collect rents)
• "Mo Nighean Donn Hò Gù" as sung by the waulking women (Claire joins a group of women in waulking wool)
• "The Skye Boat Song" arr. Bear McCreary (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 (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 (Tavern brawl in defense of Claire's honor)
• "Ye Jacobites by Name" arr. by Bear McCreary (Claire remembers walking Culloden Moor with Frank)

The Garrison Commander

• "Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind" arr. Bear McCreary (Lord Thomas entertains Claire as his guest)

The Wedding

• "Celia Learning on the Spinnet" arr. Bear McCreary (Ned Gowan is tasked with finding a wedding dress in a brothel)

Both Sides Now

Resources

• Bear McCreary's Outlander Blog