Outlander is a period drama that follows time-traveling nurse-turned-surgeon Claire Randall (Catriona Balfe) through the mid-20th century to 18th century Scotland and beyond.
The only constants in the show are the love and marriage between Claire and her 18th-century husband, Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), a warrior who is at the forefront of the Jacobite Rebellion, and their ties to home.
The show gets much right in the way of history and the characters being torn by it.
Time has to be manipulated, and as a result, the characters try to preserve their histories the best that they can.
These elements of family, home, and history are poignantly utilized via the show’s iconic theme song from composer Bear McCreary.
But what does Outlander‘s theme song actually mean, and what historical event does it reference?…
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