No audio export in iMovie'11 9.0.4?

I've seen this a number of times in the discussion forum but no solution that works for newbies.
Simple slideshow (from iPhoto) with music (from iTune library) plays fine in iMovie but doesn't come over on the exported versions.
Have tried a number of times in the various file types.
Is this a bug or do I have some error in my settings?
(My first Project used one of the built in "Themes"...it worked fine.)

thirais wrote:
…  Files were created by soncy camcorder.
no Sony camcorder records in mp2.
years ago, there were DVDcorders ... encoding in mp2,, but wrapped into .vob - this can not be fixed with Perian
... sorry for being so ... stubborn, but my assumption is, your wrong diagnosis 'mp2' leads to an unnecessary, obsolete and painstaking long workflow. again, no camcorder on the market records in mp2 (as long as I stand corrected! )
so, what Sony model, please?
I guess, there's a much more conveniant way importing your videos  ...

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