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iMovies soundtracks on Mac

I just bought my first MacBook Pro and I’m quite happy with it but I confess I was very disappointed to find out that the iMovies Mac version does not include the soundtrack library that exists on IOS :-(

are there any plans to include it on Mac?? Creating a project with the ST I want on my iPad or iPhone and then export it to the Mac is a workaround but not a very efficient or convenient one!!

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Posted on Apr 1, 2021 11:19 AM

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Posted on Apr 1, 2021 11:38 AM

You are correct that the iOS iMovie Soundtrack feature has not been included in the Mac iMovie system.


However, if you click on the Audio tab>Sound Effects and scroll all the way to the bottom you can find several of the soundtracks songs there.



Also, you can create an iMovie project on your iOS device, import all of the soundtrack songs into one project, and then use AirDrop to transfer the project itself to your Mac's downloads folder. Double click on the project's icon in the downloads folder and a Mac iMovie project will be created that contains the soundtrack songs. You can use that project as a library from which you can copy and paste the songs from it into other projects. Or you can create an Event titled Sound Track, put the songs into it, and then the event will be available in the sidebar to access the songs into whatever project you are working on.


-- Rich

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Apr 1, 2021 11:38 AM in response to Paulogomes2003

You are correct that the iOS iMovie Soundtrack feature has not been included in the Mac iMovie system.


However, if you click on the Audio tab>Sound Effects and scroll all the way to the bottom you can find several of the soundtracks songs there.



Also, you can create an iMovie project on your iOS device, import all of the soundtrack songs into one project, and then use AirDrop to transfer the project itself to your Mac's downloads folder. Double click on the project's icon in the downloads folder and a Mac iMovie project will be created that contains the soundtrack songs. You can use that project as a library from which you can copy and paste the songs from it into other projects. Or you can create an Event titled Sound Track, put the songs into it, and then the event will be available in the sidebar to access the songs into whatever project you are working on.


-- Rich

iMovies soundtracks on Mac

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