Apple Music Songs Are Not Displayed in Music App
How can I add music to an iMovie project from Spotify? I am doing a family video for my grandpa for his 80 birthday and run into this problem.
- Spotify is a popular streaming music service, Spotify music comes with DRM protection, so you can’t directly transfer music from Spotify onto iMovie project, although the Spotify paid users (Premium and Family users) can download songs for offline listening on Spotify app, but they can’t take the downloaded Spotify songs outside of Spotify.
- Can't add Spotify songs to iMovie for editing? Here's the easy solution to download Spotify music via TunesKit Spotify Music Converter and then import Spotify music to iMovie as BGM.
iMovie is a free and intuitive video editing application and is widely used by both beginners and veterans on Mac, iPhone and iPad. Though it's not available on Windows and Android, it's still one of most popular video editing application. 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. iMovie also provides plenty of built-in titles, backgrounds and transition effects.
Creating a video with background music using iMovie is easy. 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.
Now click 'Audio' tab where you can add background music for your video project. In the left panel, we can see 'Music', 'Sound Effects' and 'GagareBand'. 'Music' here refers to the Music app in macOS Catalina 10.15 or above. Click 'Music', and all your songs you purchased from iTunes Store and you added to music library from other sources will be listed. You can drag the songs and drop them in the audio track section under the video clips and photos you added. You can also click 'Sound Effects' and choose from the built-in effects provided. Or click 'GarageBand' to choose your audio creations in GarageBand.
But 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. In fact, iMovie will only display the songs you purchased and added from other sources. Apple Music is a streaming music service and the Apple Music songs you downloaded can be only played when you have a valid subscription. 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. 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.
Maybe you can purchase the songs from iTunes Store instead. However, the fact is that more and more songs are only available in Apple Music and unavailable in iTunes Store. Under such a condition, the only solution is to convert Apple Music songs to Music app supported audio formats, which are MP3, M4A, WAV or AIFF. Luckily, TuneMobie Apple Music Converter is the perfect the solution to the problem of adding Apple Music to iMovie.
Apple Music Converter: Best Solution to Add Apple Music to iMovie
TuneMobie Apple Music Converter can easily convert any Apple Music songs in your iTunes/Music library to all-purpose audio formats like MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, etc. All ID3 tags like song title, album, artist, track number and artwork will be retained in output MP3/M4A files.
TuneMobie Apple Music Converter allows you to rename output files and sort them into folders by using ID3 tags like song title, album, artist, track number, etc. as well as characters like hyphen, underline, slash, space, etc.
On Windows and Mac 10.9 - 10.12, Apple Music Converter can convert Apple Music songs in 16X faster conversion speed. However, on macOS High Sierra or later, the conversion will be 1X only.
Apple Music Converter works with iTunes or Music app, and it's fully compatible with latest Windows, Mac, iTunes and Music app. The free trial version allows you to convert 3 minutes of each song. If you want to add Apple Music songs to iMovie video project, download the free trial version to have a try first.
Convert Apple Music to MP3/M4A/WAV and Add to iMovie Video Project
With TuneMobie Apple Music Converter, adding Apple Music songs to iMovie video project as background music is as easy as a breeze. Convert the Apple Music songs to MP3, M4A, WAV, etc., add the output files into Music app and then you can choose them from 'Music' in iMovie. Check the steps below for your reference.
Step 1: Launch TuneMobie Apple Music Converter
Launch TuneMobie Apple Music Converter, iTunes or Music app (on macOS Catalina 10.15 or later) will be also launched automatically. The entire music library including your personal playlists and Apple Music playlists will be listed in the left panel. Please do not close or operate iTunes or Music app before the conversion is done.
Step 2: Select Apple Music Tracks
Click Music playlist in the first place of the left panel to check the Apple Music songs, or click a favorite Apple Music Playlist, tick the checkboxes to select the songs. You can also tick the top checkbox to select all the songs in the playlist. If necessary, you can also search song title, album or artist to locate the songs quickly.
Step 3: Choose MP3, M4A or WAV for iMovie
Apple Music Converter provides several output formats. You need to choose one of the formats which can be added to Music app, otherwise you won't find the songs in song list after clicking 'Music' in 'Audio' tab in iMovie. MP3, M4A or WAV will be good for Music app. Here we choose M4A as example.
Step 4: Start Conversion
Now, simply click 'Convert' button to start converting Apple Music tracks to MP3, M4A or WAV. After conversion, you can click 'Explore Output File' to locate the output files.
Step 5: Add Output Songs to Music App
Now, launch Music app and click menu 'File' > 'Import', browse the output folder of Apple Music Converter and add the songs. Or you can import the folder to add all the songs in it.
Step 6: Create Movies with Output Songs in iMovie
Get back to iMovie, click 'Audio' tab and click 'Music', now the well-converted Apple Music songs added to Music app can be found in the song list. Use your favorite song as background music. After that, go to Titles, Backgrounds and Transitions tab to edit your movie further. If you are satisfied with your video project, you can click the up arrow button in the upper right to export your video project as MP4 video.
If you are using iMovie on iPhone or iPad, you won't be able to add Apple Music songs in Music app either. What you need to do is to convert Apple Music songs to MP3, M4A or WAV on Mac with Apple Music Converter, add to Music app and transfer the songs to your iPhone or iPad. After that, you can also reach the goal of adding Apple Music songs to iMovie video project.
Final Words
By converting Apple Music to MP3 or M4A, you can not only use Apple Music songs as background music of iMovie video project, but also use them in other video editing software or DVD authoring software like Windows Movie Maker, Filmora, Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere, etc. If you are thinking of adding Apple Music to iMovie, do not hesitate to download TuneMobie Apple Music Converter to have a try first.
At the beginning, let us view a relevant question from Apple forum.
Question: Can you use Apple Music in iMovie project? I have a subscription of Apple music and I want to create a movie using the soundtrack I've got in Apple music using iMovie, is it possible to import Apple music to iMovie?
Answer: No. Apple Music is DRM protected. Apple Music is a streaming service. Not for personal use as in importing into and iMovie project.
Disappointed, right? For DRM restriction set by Apple, users are prohibited from customizing or using Apple music immoderately, for example, adding songs to iMove. That being said, this is contingent on what tools you use. For me, an experienced video creator, TuneFab Apple Music Converter Lite is the first choice that helps me get rid of DRM protection.
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Part 1. TuneFab Apple Music Converter Lite Introduction
TunesFab Apple Music Converter Lite, as its name implies, is a piece of software that excels in converting Apple music into various formats so that the track is more compatible for different uses, such as cutting the track, using it as BGM, and more. Once converted, DRM restriction is removed by this program. That's why the converted song can be used freely.
Main Features:
#1 Support 5X conversion speed on macOS 10.11 or above
#2 Support 10X conversion speed on Windows 10/8.1/8/7 (32 bit or 64 bit)
#3 Convert Apple Music songs to high quality audio formats such as MP3/WAV/FLAC/M4A
Part 2. Preparation for Adding Apple Music in iMovie Project
Step 1. Download and Install TuneFab Apple Music Converter Lite
Get TuneFab Apple Music Converter Lite by clicking the following Download button. Please note that you can only convert the first 3 minutes of each song with the help of the trial version. For better experience, please purchase the full version.
Step 2. Install the Latest Version of iTunes
Check if iTunes in your computer has been upgraded to the latest version or not. If not, upgrade it! Or there would be errors occurred during conversion.
Step 3. Add Apple Music iTunes Library
Make sure that the Apple Music songs that you want to set as iMovie background music and stored in both iTunes library and your local folder in PC.
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Part 3. Steps to Use Apple Music in iMovie
Step 1. Launch TuneFab Apple Music Converter Lite (Optional)
Run TuneFab Apple Music Converter Lite by clicking its icon on your PC desktop. Once the converter program is activated, iTunes in your computer will be activated automatically.
Step 2. Choose Apple Music Tracks
The smart TuneFab Apple Music Converter Lite will detect and load all the Apple Music tracks and albums, which can be previewed and checked in the 'Playlist' menu. Fail to find the target song? Just click the 'Refresh' button.
Next you can select the playlist category at the left pane and select songs you want. If you cannot locate the one amongst tons of files, the fuzzy/precise search function will help. Of course this powerful program can also batch convert the entire album.
Step 3. Adjust Output Settings
Navigate to the 'Output Setting' section, where you can select output format for your Apple Music tracks from the drop-down list. It supports multiple output format such as MP3, AC3, M4A, AAC, AIFF, FLAC, AU,etc.
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Besides, you are allowed to define output path if you don't want to save the converted songs in the default folder.
Step 4. Remove DRM Restriction
Click the 'Convert' button to convert your purchased iTunes music into MP3/M4A/FLAC. Meanwhile, DRM encryption will be removed so that you can utilize the song as iMovie background music.
Step 5. Add Apple Music as BGM for iMovie
When conversion is completed and DRM is removed, your Apple Music can be employed as iMovie background music.
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That's it! It seems that the guide is complicated. Actually, it is a piece of cake. The whole process can be described as 'Download and Install > Select Apple Music > Convert'. Any questions, just contact us!