Song in imovie project

I am not sure why, but some of my imovie projects have an explamation point over the audio. I assume this is because it can not locate the source track. The song still plays along with the video, and the song is indeed in my itunes. Is there any way to point the track to the correct tune, as opposed to having to delete the song, drag it in again, and align with the video the way I worked so hard on the first time?
Thanks

Yes! Urrrgh! Very frustrating. I have never had any problems with iDVD prior to my latest Quicktime and iTunes upgrade. Since I have upgraded these app's, I have been getting the same, "computer not authorized" BS. (exactly as you described it). I really think the upgrade is the problem.
My sense is that since iTunes is such a popular cross platform application, every new upgrade is trying to catch some kind of licensing loop-hole in the system. I read this in a Steve Jobs interview recently. So, the loss of revenue due to file sharing between multiple computers/iTunes and iPods is more of an issue, than what the licensing loop-hole upgrades do to iDVD. As soon as enough people complain, MAC will create an upgrade to correct this issue.
The glimmer of hope: any song that I have not bought through iTunes has seemed to play in iDVD, and has made successful burns to disk.
I await more positive news as well. I want my iDVD back!!!
T-me-Emo
IMAC Mac OS X (10.4.10)
IMAC Mac OS X (10.4.10)

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