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How to add music from Apple music to an MP4 movie earlier created on Apple iMovie

I created an iMovie movie earlier from my photos library and saved it in MP4 format. I would now like to add music from my Apple Music library as a background. Sorry I didn't do it while in iMovie, but too late now.

How might I add music to this movie?

Thank you.

iMac 24″, macOS 14.6

Posted on Aug 29, 2024 11:14 AM

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Aug 29, 2024 11:54 AM in response to elkriverken

You can't. You have to go back to the iMovie Project, make your changes, and e-export it.


If you are completely replacing the soundtrack, you can create a new iMovie project, import your MP4* and replace the soundtrack with the new one.



*There will be some quality loss, and you might have to pre-convert the MP4 into something that iMovie can import.

Aug 29, 2024 1:51 PM in response to Keith Barkley

I left the computer for awhile. When I returned, the whole MP4 movie was in iMovie, with the audio line available for new audio tracts. However the original audio tract remained imbedded with the photos. Therefore I can add new audio but the old audio remains. How can I delete the old audio tract from the video?

Thank you for the solution up to now.

How to add music from Apple music to an MP4 movie earlier created on Apple iMovie

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