▁the ▁story ," ▁looking ▁for ▁songs ▁to ▁under play ▁whole ▁sequences ▁where ▁view ers ▁could ▁also ▁enjoy ▁the ▁music ▁under ▁dialog ue . ▁Thus , ▁St up in ▁would ▁often ▁end ▁up ▁sp ending ▁hours ▁in ▁the ▁editing ▁room ▁with ▁the ▁editor ▁going ▁over , ▁trying ▁candidate ▁after ▁candidate ▁of ▁songs ▁that ▁McC ull ough ▁send ▁over . ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁they ▁would ▁look ▁at , ▁against ▁picture , ▁ten ▁or ▁ 1 5 ▁songs ▁against ▁each ▁scene . ▁Next ▁to ▁McC ull ough , ▁recommend ations ▁for ▁inclusion ▁came ▁" from ▁everywhere ", ▁with ▁writers , ▁edit ors , ▁co - produ cers ▁and ▁Sony ▁Music ▁execut ives ▁playing ▁p iv otal ▁roles . ▁ ▁Origin ally , ▁Canadian ▁recording ▁artist ▁Alan is ▁Mor iss ette ' s ▁song ▁" Hand ▁in ▁My ▁P ocket " ▁from ▁her ▁third ▁studio ▁album ▁Jag ged ▁Little ▁P ill ▁( 1 9 9 5 ) ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁theme ▁song ▁in ▁the ▁una ired ▁pilot ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁television ▁show . ▁However , ▁Mor iss ette ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁it ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁theme ▁after ▁Daw son ' s ▁Creek ▁was ▁picked ▁up , ▁prompt ing ▁St up in ▁and ▁McC ull ough ▁to ▁approach ▁different ▁artists ▁for ▁original ▁material ▁to ▁use . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁The ▁W B ▁had ▁lic ensed ▁American ▁singer - song writer ▁Pa ula ▁Cole ' s ▁song ▁" I ▁Don ' t ▁W ant ▁to ▁Wait " ▁from ▁her ▁second ▁album ▁This ▁Fire ▁( 1