OUTLANDER opening title sequence!
Here's the long-awated opening title sequence for the OUTLANDER TV series
I like it very much! It's visually interesting, promising lots of action, in a variety of different settings. I like that they included a bit of 18th century medicine (I actually flinched the first time I saw that needle piercing flesh <g>). So many wonderful little details: Frank's car, the stag, that close-up view of a dirk, the dancers at Craigh na Dun.... just like Diana's books, there are so many details here that you can't take it all in at once! <g> So I find myself watching it over and over again.
The song is hauntingly beautiful, and very fitting. The STARZ press release calls it:
an arrangement of the “Skye Boat Song” by Emmy-award winning composer Bear McCreary featuring the vocals of songstress Raya Yarbrough.
I'm familiar with "The Skye Boat Song", but I'd never heard these lyrics before. Sort of a modern (but not TOO modern!) take on a traditional Scottish tune. And it's definitely a catchy tune, a melody that sticks in your head long after you hear it. In a good way. <vbg>
I give this opening title sequence an enthusiastic THUMBS UP!! What about the rest of you?
My take on it:
I loved the acapella opening paired with the stag visual, and as the song gained ground so did the various scenes showing a mix of future/present.
The lyrics were haunting and could be interpreted from different POV's, Frank's, Jamie's and Claire's.
Like I said, I'm a mess every time I listen to it because I visualise three people losing a huge part of themselves.
btw great post!
Mel