Why can't I set MY OWN music in Photos Memories (or just turn it off)?

Thanks, Mac Jim ID, for the reply; I appreciate it. The problem is that when I tap the Memory mixes button and then tap the Music button, the ONLY songs on the list are those curated from Apple Music; none of them are mine and there is no access to my music library. If I click the "Search" or "See All" buttons, the same holds true. So, as I said, I'm stuck either wading through music I don't know trying to find something that I think compliments the Memory or simply putting up with what someone else (no matter how well-intentioned) thinks I ought to hear with my Memories.

Thanks, Old Toad. You are right; it is what it is. I will post feedback requesting the ability to use my own musical choices with my Memories, though I am less than optimistic about the outcome.

You are, of course, correct; I could export and edit the Memory in GB but that takes the intended convenience of quickly adding music to a Memory on-the-fly and converts it into a separate creative project; I might as well simply create my own slide show with its attendant audio track.

Thanks again and best wishes.

That's nice, Mac Jim ID, and I think that's great for you. Really.

But I don't want to have to subscribe to yet another service in order to soundtrack my own Memories when I have a library of 14,000+ songs (at last count), 100's of film soundtracks and over 100 playlists which were, as often as not, being listened to when the photos (and thus the memories they represent) were created and so are often more appropriate than music that someone else thought would go with memories that they themselves never had. Nor can I use the vast collection of film soundtrack music, ambient and orchestral music that I have spent decades collecting.

I appreciate what you're saying; I guess I'm just Thinking Differently ...