Adding several audio tracks to quicktime export setting .

I am trying to add several tracks of music to a quicktime movie , created using the export option from iPhoto, but it will only play one track even though I selected 4 tracks and made them default .
Any genius out there ?
Thank you
Message was edited by: martin brown3

Are any of these tracks DRM tracks from the iTunes store? That will certainly kill the process. Others have reported similar issues but there's not been a one size fits all fix.
There is a workaround but requires a little extra work. Join the 4 tracks into one new track with either Garageband or another audio editor like the free Audacity. Then add the new track to iTunes and into the slideshow.
You can search this forum for "slideshow music" to get other posts on the subject and some possible solutions to try.
OT

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