Background music for iMovie.

I just upgraded to iMovie 11 from iMovie 9. What happened to all the songs that were available to use in iMovie 9?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.3)

Posted on Aug 15, 2013 4:19 PM

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Aug 15, 2013 8:41 PM in response to Archive Annie

I just checked my iMovie and the stock background music is there. I found the by clicking he Music symbol " " and then clicked "Theme Music". I didn't have the older version iMovie 9 so I can't say these are the same music files. I would delete the app and download iMovie again. If this doesn't work. Delete the app again then do a hard reboot. Then download one more time. Hopefully this will correct your issue.

Aug 17, 2013 5:38 PM in response to Archive Annie

I may be misunderstanding you but the "Music" I'm referring to is an icon on the menu bar in the middle of the screen after you open a project. On my menu bar I see icons for adding: Video, Pictures, Music. They are arranged in that order. The screen above these three icons automatically shows by default the movie clips I have in my Photos. When I click the Music icon the screen above these three icons changes to say Audio and below it I have these selections: Theme Music, Sound Effects, Playlists, Albums, Artists, Songs.


I can understand your reluctance to delete and reinstall the program. Unfortunately that is the only way I know that might help. I hope someone else has an alternative for you.

Aug 17, 2013 6:05 PM in response to Gus2259

I understand what you mean. I called Apple and was informed that iMovie 11 does not include Theme music any longer. The philosophy is to have user choose music from iTunes library or iTunes store. Bummer! There were some good instrumentals that I was going to use in a new project. The tech suggested I look for royalty free music online. I told him that I've spent 4 days doing that and haven't found anything I like as well. Oh well, change does not always mean improvement. Thanks for your help in all this.

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