
If you tap an unprotected song in MP3, M4A or WAV format, the song will be played and a "+" button will be displayed. In the list, Apple Music songs will be marked with a forbidden cloud icon. Let's check how to add normal background music to iMovie first.Īfter adding movies or phones to iMovie, tap the "+" button under the preview window, tap "Audio" and then tap "My Music".Īfter tapping "My Music", all your songs in your iPhone/iPad Music app will be listed. If you are using iMovie app on iPhone or iPad, you won't be able to add Apple Music songs to iMovie either. So if you are a subscriber of Apple Music, you will see an alert message that "xxx files are unplayable and unavailable" in the bottom of the song list.Īpple Music Songs Can't Be Added to iMovie on iPhone/iPad You don't have the ownership of the songs and once your subscription is cancelled, the Apple Music songs will disappear from your music library. Apple Music is a streaming music service and the Apple Music songs you downloaded can be only played when you have a valid subscription. In fact, iMovie will only display the songs you purchased and added from other sources. Or click "GarageBand" to choose your audio creations in GarageBand.īut wait a moment, where is my Apple Music songs in Music app? They are not displayed in iMovie though I have downloaded them to Music app.

You can also click "Sound Effects" and choose from the built-in effects provided. You can drag the songs and drop them in the audio track section under the video clips and photos you added. Click "Music", and all your songs you purchased from iTunes Store and you added to music library from other sources will be listed. "Music" here refers to the Music app in macOS Catalina 10.15 or above. In the left panel, we can see "Music", "Sound Effects" and "GarageBand". Now click "Audio" tab where you can add background music for your video project. Simply launch iMovie on Mac, create a new video project, import video clips and photos to "My Media", and you should be able to find a message in the bottom panel that "Drag and drop video clips and photos from the browser above to start creating your movie", so just do what it says. iMovie also provides plenty of built-in titles, backgrounds and transition effects.Ĭreating a video with background music using iMovie is easy. iMovie allows you to import your favorite video clips and photos as materials for your video editing project, add your favorite songs from Music app, built-in sound effects or audio creations from GarageBand as background music.

Though it's not available on Windows and Android, it's still one of most popular video editing application.

IMovie is a free and intuitive video editing application and is widely used by both beginners and veterans on Mac, iPhone and iPad. Part 4: Convert Apple Music to MP3/M4A/WAV and Add to iMovie Video ProjectĪpple Music Songs Are Not Displayed in Music App.Part 3: Apple Music Converter: Best Solution to Add Apple Music to iMovie.Part 2: Apple Music Songs Can't Be Added to iMovie on iPhone/iPad.Part 1: Apple Music Songs Are Not Displayed in Music App on macOS.
