I cannot locate my itunes files in imovie

Hi, I am trying to add some music to a home video i shot and when I select the desired song from my itunes, I receive the following error message.
The song "xxxx xxxx" could not be used because the original file could not be located.
I can easily access the songs in my itunes, but cannot in imovie.
Can anyone provide a solution for this?
Thank you!

This forum is for iOS (iPads and iPhones).
I will try to get this moved to the correct forum.
You might need to be more clear about versions.
What exact cersion or iMovie, OS X, and iTunes.
(these are usually like 10.62 e.t.c; and found in the about box of an app).

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