Slideshow playback has no music. Suggestions?

Hi All,
Running latest LR 1.3.1, on a MacBook Pro 15" Intel, with latest Leopard updates.
Lightroom Slideshow will play fully normal with transitions, etc., using both factory and custom user-adjusted settings. Looks great, except, there is no music.
I do have 'Soundtrack' checked, and have tried selecting 'Music', 'Library', etc., as well as specific 'playlists'. Still get nothing, no music.
FYI, I have noticed that when I click 'Refresh Playlist from iTunes' it is not refreshing the playlist, as in, it only shows existing older playlists. None of my more recently added playlists show up on refresh. It would seem to imply LR is not actually seeing iTunes.
Any thoughts?
Thanks for your help.
Sol

OK, I guess this is one of those "you only need this information if . . ." type deals.
*The Problem: Lightroom won't recognize iTunes music for 'Slideshow' playback.
*Issue creating the problem: Multiple libraries for iTunes. (This assumes you know this is an option.)
*The Solution: Use the 'local' library only.
When at home (and my home office) I run my larger iTunes library located on an external 160 GB HD. Apparently, Lightroom has an issue with that.
I restarted iTunes, holding the 'Option'-Mac ('Control'-PC) and selected my local library located on my actual MacBook Pro HD. It's much smaller, but more importantly, it's located on the same drive as Lightroom. Lightroom sees it now, including 'Playlist' changes, etc. All is good now.
Glad I could help. ;-)
Sol

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