Due South: The Original Television Soundtrack
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This is the first soundtrack of the TV series Due South, released in 1996. All original score tracks were composed by Jay Semko.

1. "Due South Theme", by Jay Semko: This is the extended version of the closing theme (with lyrics). I don't know what to say except it's very smooth and cool and I love it.

2. "Bone of Contention", by Spirit of the West: I expected to remember this one, but the only part of the song that was really familiar to me was the title itself. The song is kind of a downer, but it's hella cool.

3. "Cabin Music" (original score): This is music that is immediately recognizable as coming from the series, and it's pretty good.

4. "Possession" (piano version), by Sarah McLachlan: I expected to remember this once I heard it, and I did, but before that I couldn't think what it was like. I knew the version with full instrumentation was released as a single sometime prior to being used in the show, and this version sounds just as beautiful.

5. "Horses" (original score): I didn't remember this track, but it sounds like Celtic folk music. I like it.

6. "Akua Tuta", by Kashtin: I didn't remember this one. It's a folk rock song in the Innu language, which is cool.

7. "American Woman", by The Guess Who: This must be the most famous track on the album, originally released in 1970. I don't associate it with the show at all, but it's still cool.

8. "Henry Martin", by Figgy Duff: This is one of the songs I remember best from the album, and I think it's very good (but sad). It's a traditional Scottish folk song, covered by a Canadian folk rock band in 1989.

9. "Ride Forever", by Paul Gross: This is one of the songs I remember best not only from this album, but from the show itself. It's sung by the show's star, backed up by a chorus, in parts. I like it a lot, even if I can't identify with the theme (I've never ridden a horse). It's very inspirational.

10. "Flying", by Blue Rodeo: I didn't expect to remember this one, and listening to it now, I don't remember it well, but it doesn't sound completely unfamiliar. Anyway, it's cool.

11. "Due South Theme": This is an instrumental version of the theme, from the opening credits.

12. "Neon Blue", by Holly Cole Trio: This is another track I remembered from the album. It's a smooth, light jazz song. Very nice. And I have no idea when it was released originally, but it sounds very 80s to me.

13. "Victoria's Secret" (original score): I remembered the title of this song, because it's also the title of the two-episode story in which it appears. But I didn't remember the actual music that well. I guess I like it, but my feelings aren't too much above neutral.

14. "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft", by Klaatu: This is another song I remember really well. I had it as an mp3 for quite awhile, but I don't think I do anymore, for some reason. I think it's a really fun song, particularly if you're into sci-fi. It's from 1976, but I could have imagined it being written specifically for the episode it appears in.

15. "Eia, Mater (from Stabat Mater)", by Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Elmer Iseler, Roy Thomson Hall Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Andrew Davis: This is part of a classical opus composed in 1925-26. I didn't remember it at all, but it's very good, if you like classical music (which I do, despite not knowing a ton about the genre). I find this very uplifting, though I have no idea what any of it means.

16. "Fraser/Inuit Soliloquy", by Paul Gross: This isn't a song, it's a soliloquy by Gross's character in the show, Constable Benton Fraser. It's inspiring.

17. "Dief's in Love" (original score): I didn't specifically remember this track, but it definitely sounds like the show. Very nice. After the music, there's silence for awhile, followed by a little something from Diefenbaker the half-wolf, and Fraser.