AVPlayer doesn't play anything - ios

I am doing something incredibly simple, just play an audio.
but it doesn't play anything. not on the simulator or device.
audio file is in bundle and preview can play the audio, I have also tried different audios nothing plays.
What could be the problem?, do I have to add delegate methods for avplayer?(if so that doesn't make sense to me)
I have also tried without avplayer item and different nsurl methods too...
#import <AudioToolbox/AudioToolbox.h>
#import <AVFoundation/AVFoundation.h>
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
NSString *path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:#"JohnsPizza" ofType:#"aiff"];
//NSURL *assetURL = [[NSBundle mainBundle] URLForResource:#"JohnsPizza" withExtension:#"aiff"];
NSURL *url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:path];
AVPlayer *player = [[AVPlayer alloc] init];
AVPlayerItem *playerItem = [AVPlayerItem playerItemWithURL:url];
player = [AVPlayer playerWithPlayerItem:playerItem];
[player play];
}
I have also tried but no luck
// SystemSoundID sound1;
// AudioServicesCreateSystemSoundID((__bridge CFURLRef)url, &sound1);
// AudioServicesPlaySystemSound(sound1);
// AudioServicesRemoveSystemSoundCompletion(sound1);
// AudioServicesDisposeSystemSoundID(sound1);

you gotta retain AVPlayer object as it may set to nil automatically
#property (strong, nonatomic) AVPlayer *player;

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I don't seem to have any errors. However, I am not getting any audio.
You're having an ARC issue here. myPlayer is being cleaned up when it's out of scope. Create a strong property, assign the AVAudioPlayer and you're probably all set!
#property(nonatomic, strong) AVAudioPlayer *myPlayer;
...
// create new audio player
self.myPlayer = [[AVAudioPlayer alloc]initWithContentsOfURL:fileURL error:nil];
[self.myPlayer play];
Is the filePath coming back with a valid value? Is the fileURL coming back with a valid value? Also, you should use the error parameter of AVAudioPlayer initWithContentsOfURL. If you use it it will likely tell you EXACTLY what the problem is.
Make sure you check for errors and non-valid values in your code. Checking for nil filepath and fileURL is the first step. Checking the error parameter is next.
Hope this helps.
What I do is create an entire miniature class just for this purpose. That way I have an object that I can retain and which itself retains the audio player.
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NSURL *fileURL = [[NSURL alloc] initFileURLWithPath: path];
NSError* err = nil;
AVAudioPlayer *newPlayer =
[[AVAudioPlayer alloc] initWithContentsOfURL: fileURL error: &err];
// error-checking omitted
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[self.player prepareToPlay];
[self.player setDelegate: self];
[self.player play];
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in .h file
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