How to Add Music to A Video on iPhone (5 Free & Easy Ways)

Why Add Music to Your Videos on iPhone?

When you shoot or create a video on your iPhone, the lack of music and sound effects will reduce the integrity of the video. You may add music to a video for the following reasons:

How to add music to video on iPhone? This guide covers the 5 most effective ways to make your video more fun with a step-by-step tutorial that guides you by adding background music.

Way 1. Add Music to Video with Apple Clips

You can use Clips, Apple's new video app, to add background music to videos on your iPhone. This app has a huge soundtrack built-in, including pop music, action music, and more. Refer to the steps below to learn how to add songs to videos on iPhone.

Step 1. Go to the Clips app, and tap + to create a new project.

Step 2. Then tap the Music icon in the top left corner and select the music you want to add from My Music or Soundtracks.

Step 3. After selection, return to the editing interface and preview the video you added the music.

Step 4. Click Done to confirm.

Way 2. Add Music to iPhone Video with Photos App

Your most common app should be Photos, and you can use the app's Memories feature to add music to your videos, which will create a collection of "Memories" based on where or when you took photos and short films. We have listed the specific steps of how to add music to memory video on iPhone below.   

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The music is automatically adjusted according to the length of the video clip.

Step 1. Go to the Photos app and swipe to For You, open Memory or create a new one.

Step 2. Play and preview the video, and tap Edit > Music.

Step 3. Pick the type of melody you want and click Done to confirm that the change is complete

Way 3. Using Quik by GoPro to Add Songs to iPhone Video

If you want to edit videos from GoPro, using Quik couldn't be more convenient. The tool is equipped with simple features that make it easy to trim, rotate, and add background music to your videos. Let's learn how to add background to video on iPhone.

Step 1. Go to App Store and download the Quik app.

Step 2. Tap the PHONE tab to select and import your video.

Step 3. Then click on Music, select the music you want to add from your music library or Quik library.

Way 4. Add Background to iPhone Video Free via iMovie

iPhone has a professional video editor - iMovie, you can use this tool to add music to your video with precision, the specific steps of how to add music to a video on iPhone without copyright are as follows: 

Step 1. Open iMovie and tap Projects > + to create your project.

Step 2. Click Movie to import your video, and tap Create Movies.

Step 3. Tap + > Audio to add your background music.

Step 4. Select an audio file and click on Songs or other options, then select the audio track you want to add to add it to your video timeline.

Step 5. Tap Done to confirm it's done, then tap Export to save the video to the Photos app.

Way 5. Add Music to Video on iPhone Using InShot

If you want to add music to iPhone videos in a completely free way, you can use InShot, a video editing tool for beginners that supports use on any device and operating system.

Step 1. Go to App Store and download InShot.

Step 2. Open InShot and tap Create Now > Video.

Step 3. Select the video you want to edit and tap the Music button, then tap the audio track to select the audio you want to add.

Step 4. Adjust the timeline according to the length of the video, and tap Save to confirm the saving video.

Bonus: Transfer Edited iPhone Videos to Computer

We recommend that you use a reliable method to save edited videos in case of loss or to free up iPhone storage space. Use professional iOS data backup and transfer tools - FoneTool is the best free way. It can quickly transmit videos of any size to the computer without compressing video quality.

Step 1. Download and start FoneTool and connect your iPhone to your PC via a USB cable. You may need to enter your password on your iPhone and click Trust.

Step 2. Click Phone Transfer > iPhone to PC > Get Started.

Step 3. Click the + icon to select your needed video, and click OK to transfer it to the computer.

Step 4. You can adjust the transfer settings to your personal preferences and click Start Transfer.

FAQs on Adding Music to Videos on iPhone

Q1. Can I use Spotify songs to add to my videos?

No. Spotify's music is protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM). It is blocked from external use, so you can only listen to music in the Spotify application and cannot export files and add them to videos.

Q2. How do you add music to a video on iPhone from YouTube?

To add YouTube's music to videos on your iPhone, you need to use iMovie, a video editing app that allows you to add audio from other apps including YouTube.

Q3. Why is my music out of sync?

You need to trim the video or music to match the length. We recommend that you use iMovie to perform video editing more accurately.

Final Words

You can add music to video on iPhone with the above five free and effective methods, enhance video quality and enrich your video content. Of course, after working hard to edit the video, you'd better use FoneTool to store your precious video to your computer to make sure it won't be lost.