Select Audio from the navigation bar to load songs into iMovie from your iTunes library.

Or drag your music files directly into the iMovie Media tab window from your Finder window.

Locate and select your music files and then click either Import Selected (if one file is selected) or Import All (if multiple files are selected).

Click Add Media from the Project Media area.

Click Create New to create a new project or select an existing project.

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Video tutorial of adding music to iMovie.

Add music to iMovie from YouTube or your files.

If you’re creating a video in iMovie on your computer and want to add music or sound effects to your video, we’ve got you covered! It is super easy and takes just a couple minutes and we’ll walk you through how to do it step-by-step in our visual guide. Thankfully, learning how to to add music to iMovie is super easy. Music can take your video from boring to amazing (in fact, it’s the secret to how to grow your YouTube channel).

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