How to Add Apple Music to iMovie for Setting It as Background Music

iMovie is a powerful video editing application to edit your movies. You can use it to cut clips, overlay titles, add transitions, reverse videos, and more. If you have ever used it, you must know you are able to add the background music from its music library. Certainly, it also allows you to add other music, e.g. Apple music, to your videos. So, how to add your Apple Music to iMovie? Let's walk through the short steps to put your Apple Music in iMovie now.

How to Transfer Your Apple Music to the Mac

Apple Music is a streaming music service. If you subscribe to Apple Music, you can download Apple Music songs to your iPhone or iTunes on Mac. When you need to use these songs in iMovie, you can add them to iMovie for setting it as background music. Before adding Apple music to iMovie, you'd better export it to your Mac. You can use an iOS data transfer tool – Aiseesoft FoneTrans to help you make it. It allows you to transfer data from iOS devices to your Mac. You can also use it to import data from iTunes to the computer.

Downloads

FoneTrans

• Transfer Apple Music from iPhone to computer in one click.
• Support various data types, including music, video, contacts, photos, messages, etc.
• Manage and edit single song, like add, delete, de-duplicate, etc.
• Compatible with the latest macOS 10.15 and iOS 13/14.

If your downloaded Apple music is stored on your iPhone, you can follow the steps below to copy your songs from iOS device to the computer with FoneTrans.

If your downloaded Apple Music is saved in iTunes, here is what you can do to sync your songs from iTunes to the computer.

How to Convert Apple Music and Add It to iMovie

We know that Apple Music is protected by DRM (Digital Rights Managements) and can’t be directly added to iMovie. Thus, you need to convert your exported Apple Music to the iMovie supported formats, such as MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, etc.

TuneFab Apple Music Converter is the best Apple Music to MP3 Converter. You can use it to convert Apple Music songs to MP3, M4A, AIFF, or other popular suitable formats for adding them to iMovie.

Step 1. After installation, open TuneFab Apple Music Converter on your computer. You need to make sure that you have installed the latest iTunes on your computer.

Step 2. The program will automatically load your iTunes music, videos, and podcasts once you open it. You can preview and search the song you want.

Step 3. Check the music you want to convert and select MP3, M4A, or other supported formats as the output format. Then, click Convert on the top to start converting.

Tip: If you are looking for a powerful video and audio converter, Aiseesoft Video Converter Ultimate can help you convert various video/audio formats: MP4, MOV, MTS, M2TS, MKV, FLV, 3GP, SWF, AVI, WMV, MP3, FLAC, WMA, OGG, AAC, AIFF, M4R, Homemade DVD, etc.

After getting your well-converted Apple Music, you are able to add it to iMovie.

1. Launch iMovie on your mac, open the movie item you want edit, and then click Import to add the converted Apple Music file to iMovie.

2. Open the output folder and then choose the Apple Music song from it, and then click Import Selected.

Now, you have imported Apple Music songs to iMovie successfully, the next step you need to do is edit the video and Apple Music in iMovie as you want. Then you can save your iMovie project and export it to your Mac. If you are looking for video editing software with the similar features, Aiseesoft Slideshow Creator can be your best iMovie alternatives. You can make fantastic videos with various ready-made and customizable styles.