

Tracks listed in white are able to be used. When you are searching for a song in iMovie, tracks that are grayed out are either not stored locally or are DRM protected. When I purchased the same song from iTunes, it was freed from its DRM protection and I was able to use it for my iMovie masterpiece. I tried downloading a track from Apple Music to use as a soundtrack in iMovie but was told the song was DRM-protected and can't be used. If you have moved from purchasing music via iTunes to streaming music via Apple Music, Spotify or another streaming service, you may encounter DRM restrictions that prevent you from added a song to your iMovie project. And if you have audio tracks stored in iCloud Drive, tap the last item in the list to peruse your iCloud Drive folders. If none of the themes strikes your fancy, then you can browse your iTunes library by Playlists, Albums, Artists or Songs. Theme Music is a collection of bland audio tracks that iMovie supplies.

Tap the Audio tab at the bottom and you'll see a number of categories. To add background music, tap the Media Library button that you used to add video clips to your timeline - it features a little film strip and music note icon. For background music, you can select a bland theme from iMovie itself or a song or a track you created in GarageBand or another app that you have stored locally on your iPhone.
