This is how to add background music to a Premiere project

2. After lining up all the clips I had to add
background music to finish the film.
The music to be included has to be
appropriate for the purpose. The film is a
horror film so the music has to match the
genre. It would be inappropriate to have
music for a comedy.
Firstly, I have to search and find copyright
free music which is appropriate for our film.
After finding the music, I would have to
download it. Because it is copyright free I
wouldn’t have to worry about licenses.
I decided to use a website which
specializes in background music. I found
this gave more variety than YouTube. Also I
found it easier to download straight from
this website that YouTube.

3. After the download has completed, the audio
file would have to be moved with the rest of
the media files. All the media files are saved
on a USB flash memory stick. If I choose to
edit the film on a separate machine, all the
media files would be in the same location so
there would be no problems importing and
discovering files.

4. After the move, the music file would have to
be imported into the Premiere project. To do
this I have to have the project open.
Premiere allows a drag and drop function
for importing files, or I can use the browser
to locate the files I wish to import. I have the
files in the folder already open so I will drag
and drop. I select the music I wish to add
and drag the music file into the media
browser in Premiere. The music is now
imported and Premiere recognizes the file
as an audio file.

5. Now with the music correctly imported I can
then implement it into the film. Selecting the
music and dragging it onto the time line
would play it with the film. Now I can
correctly align the music and timing of the
sound the if needed. Also I can edit the
audio levels and add audio effects if needed.