Can I set an alarm on my phone, but have music play?

Can I set an alarm on my phone so that when the specified time comes, the phone will play a certain song or even recording (I can record the song)?

I know phones can play a variety of sounds and ringtones, but is there an option for music? I have an iphone 5, I think.

Yes.
You need a clip of music no more than 30 seconds long.

Convert it to "AAC" audio format, then rename it (change the file extension) from.m4a to.m4r
That's now a "ringtone" file and can be uploaded to the phone via itunes.

More info:
http://www.switchingtomac.com/tutorials/how-to-convert-an-mp3-or-m4a-file-to-an-iphone-ringtone/

(Early iphones had the 30 second limit for a ringtone file - I'm not sure if newer ones do or not).

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