A Highland Song

A Highland Song follows Moira McKinnon as she runs away from home and crosses the Scottish Highlands to reach the sea. She has never seen it: after living with her mum in a small house on the edge of the Highlands for fifteen years, Moira receives a letter from her Uncle Hamish asking her to come to the coast. If she reaches his lighthouse in time, a surprise awaits.

The Highlands

The winding wilderness is full of paths, peaks, shortcuts and dangers. Its hills hold stories and secrets shaped by history, mythology and family; what you discover depends on where you go. The narrative weaves these discoveries together rather than branching. Giants sleep, ghosts sing, crows carry messages and eagles lift the dead, while the crags are unforgiving and the summits cold.

Crossing the hills

Climb peaks to get your bearings, explore caves, scale cliffs, jump between rocks and slide down scree slopes. Wind, rain and cold threaten Moira, who is no superhero, so you need to find shelter. The hills are crossed by both well-trodden paths and hidden routes. Collect and position 100 map fragments to uncover faster ways through.

Runs and music

Skip and jump through valleys in rhythm to music by TALISK and Fourth Moon. The landscape takes shape around the music, and the rhythm runs use increasingly complex jumps. The soundtrack is composed by Laurence Chapman with Scottish folk bands TALISK and Fourth Moon, whose new tunes draw on traditional styles and fast, inventive rhythms.

Return journeys

You can make the journey more than once to uncover more of the Highlands’ secrets. A single trip is not enough to discover them all.