diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d92d329..f44b9316 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,10 +65,12 @@ IF(APPLE)
 ENDIF()
 
 find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED)
+find_package(OpenAL REQUIRED)
 find_package(Bullet REQUIRED)
-find_package(SFML 2 COMPONENTS system window audio graphics network REQUIRED)
+find_package(SFML 2 COMPONENTS system window graphics network REQUIRED)
 find_package(MAD REQUIRED)
 find_package(GLM REQUIRED)
+find_package(LibSndFile REQUIRED)
 
 include_directories("${GLM_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
 
diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindLibSndFile.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindLibSndFile.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d4e5dc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindLibSndFile.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# - Try to find libsndfile
+# Once done, this will define
+#
+#  LIBSNDFILE_FOUND - system has libsndfile
+#  LIBSNDFILE_INCLUDE_DIRS - the libsndfile include directories
+#  LIBSNDFILE_LIBRARIES - link these to use libsndfile
+
+# Use pkg-config to get hints about paths
+find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
+if(PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
+	pkg_check_modules(LIBSNDFILE_PKGCONF sndfile)
+endif(PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
+
+# Include dir
+find_path(LIBSNDFILE_INCLUDE_DIR
+	NAMES sndfile.h
+	PATHS ${LIBSNDFILE_PKGCONF_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+)
+
+# Library
+find_library(LIBSNDFILE_LIBRARY
+	NAMES sndfile libsndfile-1
+	PATHS ${LIBSNDFILE_PKGCONF_LIBRARY_DIRS}
+)
+
+find_package(PackageHandleStandardArgs)
+find_package_handle_standard_args(LibSndFile  DEFAULT_MSG  LIBSNDFILE_LIBRARY LIBSNDFILE_INCLUDE_DIR)
+
+if(LIBSNDFILE_FOUND)
+  set(LIBSNDFILE_LIBRARIES ${LIBSNDFILE_LIBRARY})
+  set(LIBSNDFILE_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBSNDFILE_INCLUDE_DIR})
+endif(LIBSNDFILE_FOUND)
+
+mark_as_advanced(LIBSNDFILE_LIBRARY LIBSNDFILE_LIBRARIES LIBSNDFILE_INCLUDE_DIR LIBSNDFILE_INCLUDE_DIRS)
diff --git a/rwengine/CMakeLists.txt b/rwengine/CMakeLists.txt
index 9174a1d4..b75dd4c3 100644
--- a/rwengine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rwengine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@ target_link_libraries(rwengine
 	rwlib
 	${MAD_LIBRARY}
 	${SFML_LIBRARIES}
+	${LIBSNDFILE_LIBRARY}
+	${OPENAL_LIBRARY}
 	${OPENRW_PLATFORM_LIBS})
 
 include_directories(SYSTEM
 	${BULLET_INCLUDE_DIR}
 	${MAD_INCLUDE_DIR}
 	${SFML_INCLUDE_DIR}
+	${LIBSNDFILE_INCLUDE_DIR}
+	${OPENAL_INCLUDE_DIR}
 	)
 
 include_directories(
diff --git a/rwengine/include/audio/MADStream.hpp b/rwengine/include/audio/MADStream.hpp
index 7531f887..d58e2ef5 100644
--- a/rwengine/include/audio/MADStream.hpp
+++ b/rwengine/include/audio/MADStream.hpp
@@ -7,30 +7,17 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <SFML/Audio.hpp>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <rw/defines.hpp>
+#include <AL/al.h>
+#include <AL/alc.h>
+#include "audio/alCheck.hpp"
 
-static inline
-signed int scale(mad_fixed_t sample)
-{
-  /* round */
-  sample += (1L << (MAD_F_FRACBITS - 16));
-
-  /* clip */
-  if (sample >= MAD_F_ONE)
-	sample = MAD_F_ONE - 1;
-  else if (sample < -MAD_F_ONE)
-	sample = -MAD_F_ONE;
-
-  /* quantize */
-  return sample >> (MAD_F_FRACBITS + 1 - 16);
-}
 
 #include <vector>
 
-class MADStream : public sf::SoundStream
+class MADStream
 {
 	mad_decoder mDecoder;
 	unsigned int mMadSampleRate;
@@ -40,131 +27,34 @@ class MADStream : public sf::SoundStream
 	unsigned int mReadProgress;
 	std::vector<int16_t> mCurrentSamples;
 
-	static mad_flow ms_header(void* user, mad_header const* header)
-	{
-		MADStream* stream = static_cast<MADStream*>(user);
+	/**
+	 * The number of OpenAL buffers is arbitrary, but due to the kind of small
+	 * buffer/audio sample size, we need a bunch of them so the computer can
+	 * keep up with filling them.
+	 */
+	constexpr static size_t numALbuffers = 8;
+	ALuint buffers[numALbuffers];
+	ALuint unqueuedBuffers[numALbuffers];
+	size_t numFreeBuffers = numALbuffers;
+	size_t currentBuffer = 0;
+	ALuint alSource;
 
-		stream->mMadSampleRate = header->samplerate;
-		// see enum mad_mode
-		stream->mMadChannels = header->mode + 1;
+	bool stopped = false;
 
-		return MAD_FLOW_CONTINUE;
-	}
-
-	static mad_flow ms_input(void* user, mad_stream* stream)
-	{
-		MADStream* self = static_cast<MADStream*>(user);
-
-		if(! self->mReadProgress ) {
-			return MAD_FLOW_STOP;
-		}
-
-		auto rd = self->mReadProgress;
-		self->mReadProgress = 0;
-
-		mad_stream_buffer(stream, self->mFdm, rd);
-
-		return MAD_FLOW_CONTINUE;
-	}
-
-	static mad_flow ms_output(void* user, mad_header const* header,
-							  mad_pcm* pcm)
-	{
-		RW_UNUSED(header);
-
-		MADStream* self = static_cast<MADStream*>(user);
-
-		int nsamples = pcm->length;
-		mad_fixed_t const *left, *right;
-
-		left = pcm->samples[0];
-		right = pcm->samples[1];
-
-		int s = 0;
-		while( (nsamples) -- ) {
-			signed int sample = *left++;
-			self->mCurrentSamples.push_back(scale(sample));
-
-			sample = *right++;
-			self->mCurrentSamples.push_back(scale(sample));
-			s++;
-		}
-
-		return MAD_FLOW_CONTINUE;
-	}
-
-	static mad_flow ms_error(void* user, mad_stream* stream, mad_frame* frame)
-	{
-		RW_UNUSED(user);
-		RW_UNUSED(frame);
-
-		sf::err() << "libmad error: " << mad_stream_errorstr(stream);
-		return MAD_FLOW_BREAK;
-	}
-
-	virtual bool onGetData(sf::SoundStream::Chunk& data)
-	{
-		data.samples = mCurrentSamples.data();
-		data.sampleCount = mCurrentSamples.size();
-
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	virtual void onSeek(sf::Time timeOffset)
-	{
-		RW_UNUSED(timeOffset);
-		/// @todo support seeking.
-	}
+	static inline signed int scale(mad_fixed_t sample);
+	static mad_flow ms_header(void* user, mad_header const* header);
+	static mad_flow ms_input(void* user, mad_stream* stream);
+	static mad_flow ms_output(void* user, mad_header const* header, mad_pcm* pcm);
+	static mad_flow ms_error(void* user, mad_stream* stream, mad_frame* frame);
 
 public:
 
-	MADStream()
-		: mFdm(nullptr)
-	{
+	MADStream();
+	~MADStream();
 
-	}
-
-	~MADStream()
-	{
-		if( mFdm )
-		{
-			munmap( mFdm, mStat.st_size );
-			mad_decoder_finish(&mDecoder);
-		}
-	}
-
-	bool openFromFile(const std::string& loc)
-	{
-		if( mFdm ) {
-			munmap( mFdm, mStat.st_size );
-			mCurrentSamples.clear();
-			mad_decoder_finish(&mDecoder);
-		}
-
-		int fd = ::open(loc.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
-
-		if( fstat(fd, &mStat) == -1 || mStat.st_size == 0) {
-			std::cerr << "Fstat failed (" << loc << ")" << std::endl;
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		void* m = mmap(0, mStat.st_size, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
-		if( m == MAP_FAILED ) {
-			std::cerr << "mmap failed (" << loc << ")" << std::endl;
-			return false;
-		}
-		mFdm = (unsigned char*)m;
-		mReadProgress = mStat.st_size;
-
-		mad_decoder_init(&mDecoder, this,
-			ms_input, ms_header, 0, ms_output, ms_error, 0);
-
-		mad_decoder_run(&mDecoder, MAD_DECODER_MODE_SYNC);
-
-		this->initialize(2, mMadSampleRate);
-
-		return true;
-	}
+	bool openFromFile(const std::string& loc);
+	void play();
+	void stop();
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/rwengine/include/audio/SoundManager.hpp b/rwengine/include/audio/SoundManager.hpp
index 597f7d51..f7392c0b 100644
--- a/rwengine/include/audio/SoundManager.hpp
+++ b/rwengine/include/audio/SoundManager.hpp
@@ -1,28 +1,72 @@
 #pragma once
+
+#include <sndfile.h>
+#include <AL/al.h>
+#include <AL/alc.h>
+
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
 #include <vector>
-#include <SFML/Audio.hpp>
+
+class MADStream;
 
 class SoundManager
 {
 public:
 	SoundManager();
 	
-	void playSound(const std::string& fileName);
+	bool loadSound(const std::string& name, const std::string& fileName);
+	bool isLoaded(const std::string& name);
+	void playSound(const std::string& name);
+	void pauseSound(const std::string& name);
+	bool isPlaying(const std::string& name);
 	
 	bool playBackground(const std::string& fileName);
+
+	bool loadMusic(const std::string& name, const std::string& fileName);
+	void playMusic(const std::string& name);
+	void stopMusic(const std::string& name);
 	
 	void pause(bool p);
 	
 private:
 
-	struct PlayingSound
+	class SoundSource
 	{
-		sf::Sound sound;
-		sf::SoundBuffer buffer;
+		friend class SoundManager;
+		friend class SoundBuffer;
+	public:
+		void loadFromFile(const std::string& filename);
+	private:
+		SF_INFO fileInfo;
+		SNDFILE* file;
+		std::vector<uint16_t> data;
 	};
 
-	std::vector<PlayingSound> sounds;
-	
-	sf::SoundStream* backgroundNoise;
+	class SoundBuffer
+	{
+		friend class SoundManager;
+	public:
+		SoundBuffer();
+		bool bufferData(SoundSource& soundSource);
+	private:
+		ALuint source;
+		ALuint buffer;
+	};
 
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+	struct Sound
+	{
+		SoundSource source;
+		SoundBuffer buffer;
+		bool isLoaded = false;
+	};
+
+	bool initializeOpenAL();
+
+	ALCcontext* alContext;
+	ALCdevice* alDevice;
+
+	std::map<std::string, Sound> sounds;
+	std::map<std::string, MADStream> musics;
+	std::string backgroundNoise;
+};
diff --git a/rwengine/include/audio/alCheck.hpp b/rwengine/include/audio/alCheck.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11744988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rwengine/include/audio/alCheck.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+void checkALerror(const std::string& file, unsigned int line);
+
+#if RW_DEBUG
+	#define alCheck(stmt) do { stmt; checkALerror(__FILE__, __LINE__); } while(0)
+#else
+	#define alCheck(stmt) stmt
+#endif
diff --git a/rwengine/include/engine/GameData.hpp b/rwengine/include/engine/GameData.hpp
index b75ed36a..0728492a 100644
--- a/rwengine/include/engine/GameData.hpp
+++ b/rwengine/include/engine/GameData.hpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public:
 	void loadWeaponDAT(const std::string& name);
 
 	bool loadAudioStream(const std::string& name);
-	bool loadAudioClip(const std::string& name);
+	bool loadAudioClip(const std::string& name, const std::string& fileName);
 
 	void loadSplash(const std::string& name);
 
diff --git a/rwengine/include/engine/GameWorld.hpp b/rwengine/include/engine/GameWorld.hpp
index 6a7eb3e1..ea144cef 100644
--- a/rwengine/include/engine/GameWorld.hpp
+++ b/rwengine/include/engine/GameWorld.hpp
@@ -306,10 +306,9 @@ public:
 	void clearCutscene();
 	bool isCutsceneDone();
 
-	sf::SoundStream* cutsceneAudio;
+	std::string cutsceneAudio;
 	bool cutsceneAudioLoaded;
-	sf::SoundBuffer* missionAudio;
-	sf::Sound missionSound;
+	std::string missionAudio;
 
 	/**
 	 * @brief loads a model into a special character slot.
diff --git a/rwengine/src/audio/MADStream.cpp b/rwengine/src/audio/MADStream.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ccfb2cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rwengine/src/audio/MADStream.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+#include "audio/MADStream.hpp"
+
+#include <thread>
+
+inline signed int MADStream::scale(mad_fixed_t sample)
+{
+	/* round */
+	sample += (1L << (MAD_F_FRACBITS - 16));
+
+	/* clip */
+	if (sample >= MAD_F_ONE) {
+		sample = MAD_F_ONE - 1;
+	} else if (sample < -MAD_F_ONE) {
+		sample = -MAD_F_ONE;
+	}
+
+	/* quantize */
+	return sample >> (MAD_F_FRACBITS + 1 - 16);
+}
+
+mad_flow MADStream::ms_header(void* user, mad_header const* header)
+{
+	MADStream* stream = static_cast<MADStream*>(user);
+
+	stream->mMadSampleRate = header->samplerate;
+	// see enum mad_mode
+	stream->mMadChannels = header->mode + 1;
+
+	return MAD_FLOW_CONTINUE;
+}
+
+mad_flow MADStream::ms_input(void* user, mad_stream* stream)
+{
+	MADStream* self = static_cast<MADStream*>(user);
+
+	if ( ! self->mReadProgress ) {
+		return MAD_FLOW_STOP;
+	}
+
+	auto rd = self->mReadProgress;
+	self->mReadProgress = 0;
+
+	mad_stream_buffer(stream, self->mFdm, rd);
+
+	return MAD_FLOW_CONTINUE;
+}
+
+mad_flow MADStream::ms_output(void* user, mad_header const* header, mad_pcm* pcm)
+{
+	RW_UNUSED(header);
+
+	MADStream* self = static_cast<MADStream*>(user);
+
+	if (self->stopped) {
+		return MAD_FLOW_STOP;
+	}
+
+	if ( ! self->numFreeBuffers) {
+		ALint buffersProcessed;
+		do {
+			/**
+			 * Sleep a bit while waiting for OpenAL buffers to become available.
+			 * The number is arbitrary and depends on the size of the buffer/audio samples,
+			 * as well as how quickly the computer can feed more buffers into OpenAL.
+			 */
+			std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(20));
+			alGetSourcei(self->alSource, AL_BUFFERS_PROCESSED, &buffersProcessed);
+		} while (buffersProcessed <= 0);
+
+		alCheck(alSourceUnqueueBuffers(self->alSource, buffersProcessed, self->unqueuedBuffers));
+		self->numFreeBuffers += buffersProcessed;
+	}
+
+	int nsamples = pcm->length;
+	mad_fixed_t const *left, *right;
+
+	left = pcm->samples[0];
+	right = pcm->samples[1];
+
+	int s = 0;
+	while (nsamples--) {
+		signed int sample = *left++;
+		self->mCurrentSamples.push_back(scale(sample));
+
+		sample = *right++;
+		self->mCurrentSamples.push_back(scale(sample));
+		s++;
+	}
+
+	alCheck(alBufferData(self->buffers[self->currentBuffer], AL_FORMAT_STEREO16, self->mCurrentSamples.data(), self->mCurrentSamples.size() * sizeof(uint16_t), pcm->samplerate));
+	alCheck(alSourceQueueBuffers(self->alSource, 1, self->buffers + self->currentBuffer));
+
+	self->mCurrentSamples.clear();
+	self->currentBuffer++;
+	self->currentBuffer %= numALbuffers;
+	self->numFreeBuffers--;
+
+	return MAD_FLOW_CONTINUE;
+}
+
+mad_flow MADStream::ms_error(void* user, mad_stream* stream, mad_frame* frame)
+{
+	RW_UNUSED(user);
+	RW_UNUSED(frame);
+
+	std::cerr << "libmad error: " << mad_stream_errorstr(stream) << std::endl;
+	return MAD_FLOW_BREAK;
+}
+
+MADStream::MADStream()
+	: mFdm(nullptr)
+{
+	alCheck(alGenBuffers(numALbuffers, buffers));
+	alCheck(alGenSources(1, &alSource));
+}
+
+MADStream::~MADStream()
+{
+	if (mFdm) {
+		munmap(mFdm, mStat.st_size);
+		mad_decoder_finish(&mDecoder);
+	}
+}
+
+bool MADStream::openFromFile(const std::string& loc)
+{
+	if (mFdm) {
+		munmap(mFdm, mStat.st_size);
+		mCurrentSamples.clear();
+		mad_decoder_finish(&mDecoder);
+	}
+
+	int fd = ::open(loc.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
+
+	if (fstat(fd, &mStat) == -1 || mStat.st_size == 0) {
+		std::cerr << "Fstat failed (" << loc << ")" << std::endl;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	void* m = mmap(0, mStat.st_size, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
+	if (m == MAP_FAILED) {
+		std::cerr << "mmap failed (" << loc << ")" << std::endl;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	mFdm = (unsigned char*) m;
+	mReadProgress = mStat.st_size;
+
+	mad_decoder_init(&mDecoder, this,
+		ms_input, ms_header, 0, ms_output, ms_error, 0);
+
+	new std::thread([&] () {
+		mad_decoder_run(&mDecoder, MAD_DECODER_MODE_SYNC);
+	});
+
+	alCheck(alSourcef(alSource, AL_PITCH, 1));
+	alCheck(alSourcef(alSource, AL_GAIN, 1));
+	alCheck(alSource3f(alSource, AL_POSITION, 0, 0, 0));
+	alCheck(alSource3f(alSource, AL_VELOCITY, 0, 0, 0));
+	alCheck(alSourcei(alSource, AL_LOOPING, AL_FALSE));
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+void MADStream::play()
+{
+	alCheck(alSourcePlay(alSource));
+}
+
+void MADStream::stop()
+{
+	stopped = true;
+	alCheck(alSourcePlay(alSource));
+}
diff --git a/rwengine/src/audio/SoundManager.cpp b/rwengine/src/audio/SoundManager.cpp
index eba46bb4..76ca52a2 100644
--- a/rwengine/src/audio/SoundManager.cpp
+++ b/rwengine/src/audio/SoundManager.cpp
@@ -1,44 +1,177 @@
 #include <audio/SoundManager.hpp>
 #include <audio/MADStream.hpp>
 
-SoundManager::SoundManager()
-: backgroundNoise(nullptr)
-{
+#include "audio/alCheck.hpp"
+#include "audio/MADStream.hpp"
 
+#include <array>
+#include <iostream>
+
+void SoundManager::SoundSource::loadFromFile(const std::string& filename)
+{
+	fileInfo.format = 0;
+	file = sf_open(filename.c_str(), SFM_READ, &fileInfo);
+
+	if (file) {
+		size_t numRead = 0;
+		std::array<int16_t, 4096> readBuffer;
+
+		while ((numRead = sf_read_short(file, readBuffer.data(), readBuffer.size())) != 0) {
+			data.insert(data.end(), readBuffer.begin(), readBuffer.begin() + numRead);
+		}
+	} else {
+		std::cerr << "Error opening sound file \"" << filename << "\": " << sf_strerror(file) << std::endl;
+	}
+}
+
+SoundManager::SoundBuffer::SoundBuffer()
+{
+	alCheck(alGenSources(1, &source));
+	alCheck(alGenBuffers(1, &buffer));
+
+	alCheck(alSourcef(source, AL_PITCH, 1));
+	alCheck(alSourcef(source, AL_GAIN, 1));
+	alCheck(alSource3f(source, AL_POSITION, 0, 0, 0));
+	alCheck(alSource3f(source, AL_VELOCITY, 0, 0, 0));
+	alCheck(alSourcei(source, AL_LOOPING, AL_FALSE));
+}
+
+bool SoundManager::SoundBuffer::bufferData(SoundSource& soundSource)
+{
+	alCheck(alBufferData(
+		buffer,
+		soundSource.fileInfo.channels == 1 ? AL_FORMAT_MONO16 : AL_FORMAT_STEREO16,
+		&soundSource.data.front(),
+		soundSource.data.size() * sizeof(uint16_t),
+		soundSource.fileInfo.samplerate
+	));
+	alCheck(alSourcei(source, AL_BUFFER, buffer));
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+SoundManager::SoundManager()
+{
+	initializeOpenAL();
+}
+
+bool SoundManager::initializeOpenAL()
+{
+	alDevice = alcOpenDevice(NULL);
+	if ( ! alDevice) {
+		std::cerr << "Could not find OpenAL device!" << std::endl;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	alContext = alcCreateContext(alDevice, NULL);
+	if ( ! alContext) {
+		std::cerr << "Could not create OpenAL context!" << std::endl;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if ( ! alcMakeContextCurrent(alContext)) {
+		std::cerr << "Unable to make OpenAL context current!" << std::endl;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool SoundManager::loadSound(const std::string& name, const std::string& fileName)
+{
+	Sound* sound = nullptr;
+	auto sound_iter = sounds.find(name);
+
+	if (sound_iter != sounds.end()) {
+		sound = &sound_iter->second;
+	} else {
+		auto emplaced = sounds.emplace(std::piecewise_construct, std::forward_as_tuple(name), std::forward_as_tuple());
+		sound = &emplaced.first->second;
+
+		sound->source.loadFromFile(fileName);
+		sound->isLoaded = sound->buffer.bufferData(sound->source);
+	}
+
+	return sound->isLoaded;
+}
+bool SoundManager::isLoaded(const std::string& name)
+{
+	if (sounds.find(name) != sounds.end()) {
+		return sounds[name].isLoaded;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+void SoundManager::playSound(const std::string& name)
+{
+	if (sounds.find(name) != sounds.end()) {
+		alCheck(alSourcePlay(sounds[name].buffer.source));
+	}
+}
+void SoundManager::pauseSound(const std::string& name)
+{
+	if (sounds.find(name) != sounds.end()) {
+		alCheck(alSourcePause(sounds[name].buffer.source));
+	}
+}
+bool SoundManager::isPlaying(const std::string& name)
+{
+	if (sounds.find(name) != sounds.end()) {
+		ALint sourceState;
+		alCheck(alGetSourcei(sounds[name].buffer.source, AL_SOURCE_STATE, &sourceState));
+		return AL_PLAYING == sourceState;
+	}
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 bool SoundManager::playBackground(const std::string& fileName)
 {
-	if( backgroundNoise )
-	{
-		delete backgroundNoise;
-	}
-	
-	sf::Music* bg = new sf::Music;
-	
-	if( bg->openFromFile( fileName ) )
-	{
-		backgroundNoise = bg;
-		backgroundNoise->setLoop(true);
-		bg->play();
+	if (this->loadSound(fileName, fileName)) {
+		backgroundNoise = fileName;
+		this->playSound(fileName);
 		return true;
 	}
-	
-	delete bg;
+
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool SoundManager::loadMusic(const std::string& name, const std::string& fileName)
+{
+	MADStream* music = nullptr;
+	auto music_iter = musics.find(name);
+
+	if (music_iter != musics.end()) {
+		music = &music_iter->second;
+	} else {
+		auto emplaced = musics.emplace(std::piecewise_construct, std::forward_as_tuple(name), std::forward_as_tuple());
+		music = &emplaced.first->second;
+	}
+
+	return music->openFromFile(fileName);
+}
+void SoundManager::playMusic(const std::string& name)
+{
+	auto music = musics.find(name);
+	if (music != musics.end()) {
+		music->second.play();
+	}
+}
+void SoundManager::stopMusic(const std::string& name)
+{
+	auto music = musics.find(name);
+	if (music != musics.end()) {
+		music->second.stop();
+	}
+}
+
 void SoundManager::pause(bool p)
 {
-	if( backgroundNoise )
-	{
-		if( p )
-		{
-			backgroundNoise->pause();
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			backgroundNoise->play();
+	if (backgroundNoise.length() > 0) {
+		if (p) {
+			pauseSound(backgroundNoise);
+		} else {
+			playSound(backgroundNoise);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/rwengine/src/audio/alCheck.cpp b/rwengine/src/audio/alCheck.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9b47d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rwengine/src/audio/alCheck.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include "audio/alCheck.hpp"
+
+#include <AL/al.h>
+#include <AL/alc.h>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+void checkALerror(const std::string& file, unsigned int line)
+{
+	ALenum err = alGetError();
+	if (err != AL_NO_ERROR) {
+		std::cerr << "OpenAL error at " << file << ":" << line << ": ";
+
+		switch (err) {
+		case AL_INVALID_NAME:
+			std::cerr << "Invalid name!";
+			break;
+		case AL_INVALID_VALUE:
+			std::cerr << "Invalid value!";
+			break;
+		case AL_INVALID_OPERATION:
+			std::cerr << "Invalid operation!";
+			break;
+		default:
+			std::cerr << err;
+		}
+
+		std::cerr << std::endl;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/rwengine/src/engine/GameData.cpp b/rwengine/src/engine/GameData.cpp
index de5c5b76..c2fe7480 100644
--- a/rwengine/src/engine/GameData.cpp
+++ b/rwengine/src/engine/GameData.cpp
@@ -492,59 +492,40 @@ void GameData::loadWeaponDAT(const std::string &name)
 
 bool GameData::loadAudioStream(const std::string &name)
 {
-	auto fname = findPathRealCase(datpath + "/audio/", name);
+	auto filePath = findPathRealCase(datpath + "/audio/", name);
 	
-	if ( engine->cutsceneAudio )
-	{
-		delete engine->cutsceneAudio;
-		engine->cutsceneAudio = nullptr;
+	if (engine->cutsceneAudio.length() > 0) {
+		engine->sound.stopMusic(engine->cutsceneAudio);
 	}
-	
-	bool result = false;
-	if ( name.find(".mp3") != name.npos )
-	{
-		auto stream = new MADStream;
-		engine->cutsceneAudio = stream;
-		result = stream->openFromFile(fname);
+
+	if (engine->sound.loadMusic(name, filePath)) {
+		engine->cutsceneAudio = name;
+		return true;
 	}
-	else
-	{
-		auto stream = new sf::Music;
-		engine->cutsceneAudio = stream;
-		result = stream->openFromFile(fname);
-	}
-	
-	return result;
+
+	return false;
 }
 
-bool GameData::loadAudioClip(const std::string& name)
+bool GameData::loadAudioClip(const std::string& name, const std::string& fileName)
 {
-	auto fname = findPathRealCase(datpath + "/audio/", name);
+	auto filePath = findPathRealCase(datpath + "/audio/", fileName);
 	
-	if ( engine->missionAudio )
-	{
-		delete engine->missionAudio;
-		engine->missionAudio = nullptr;
-	}
-	
-	if ( name.find(".mp3") != name.npos )
+	if (fileName.find(".mp3") != fileName.npos)
 	{
 		logger->error("Data", "MP3 Audio unsupported outside cutscenes");
 		return false;
 	}
-	
-	engine->missionAudio = new sf::SoundBuffer;
-	
-	bool r = engine->missionAudio->loadFromFile(fname);
-	
-	if (! r )
-	{
-		logger->error("Data", "Error loading audio clip " + fname);
-		delete engine->missionAudio;
-		engine->missionAudio = nullptr;
+
+	bool loaded = engine->sound.loadSound(name, filePath);
+
+	if ( ! loaded) {
+		logger->error("Data", "Error loading audio clip "+ filePath);
+		return false;
 	}
-	
-	return r;
+
+	engine->missionAudio = name;
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 void GameData::loadSplash(const std::string &name)
diff --git a/rwengine/src/engine/GameWorld.cpp b/rwengine/src/engine/GameWorld.cpp
index 098fabb5..8dfd3de9 100644
--- a/rwengine/src/engine/GameWorld.cpp
+++ b/rwengine/src/engine/GameWorld.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public:
 
 GameWorld::GameWorld(Logger* log, WorkContext* work, GameData* dat)
 	: logger(log), data(dat), randomEngine(rand()),
-	  _work( work ), cutsceneAudio(nullptr), missionAudio(nullptr),
+	  _work( work ),
 	  paused(false)
 {
 	data->engine = this;
@@ -833,8 +833,9 @@ void GameWorld::startCutscene()
 {
 	state->cutsceneStartTime = getGameTime();
 	state->skipCutscene = false;
-	if( cutsceneAudio ) {
-		cutsceneAudio->play();
+
+	if (cutsceneAudio.length() > 0) {
+		sound.playMusic(cutsceneAudio);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -844,11 +845,9 @@ void GameWorld::clearCutscene()
 		destroyObjectQueued(p.second);
 	}
 
-	if( cutsceneAudio )
-	{
-		cutsceneAudio->stop();
-		delete cutsceneAudio;
-		cutsceneAudio = nullptr;
+	if (cutsceneAudio.length() > 0) {
+		sound.stopMusic(cutsceneAudio);
+		cutsceneAudio = "";
 	}
 
 	delete state->currentCutscene;
diff --git a/rwengine/src/render/TextRenderer.cpp b/rwengine/src/render/TextRenderer.cpp
index 2af578e8..f39b5a1e 100644
--- a/rwengine/src/render/TextRenderer.cpp
+++ b/rwengine/src/render/TextRenderer.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include <render/GameRenderer.hpp>
 #include <engine/GameWorld.hpp>
 
+#include <algorithm>
+
 /// @todo This is very rough
 int charToIndex(char g)
 {
diff --git a/rwengine/src/script/modules/GameModule.cpp b/rwengine/src/script/modules/GameModule.cpp
index 87aae99d..b86b6035 100644
--- a/rwengine/src/script/modules/GameModule.cpp
+++ b/rwengine/src/script/modules/GameModule.cpp
@@ -789,10 +789,9 @@ void game_load_audio(const ScriptArguments& args)
 {
 	std::string name = args[0].string;
 	std::transform(name.begin(), name.end(), name.begin(), ::tolower);
-	if(! args.getWorld()->data->loadAudioClip(name + ".wav") )
-	{
-		if(! args.getWorld()->data->loadAudioClip(name + ".mp3") )
-		{
+
+	if ( ! args.getWorld()->data->loadAudioClip(name, name + ".wav")) {
+		if ( ! args.getWorld()->data->loadAudioClip(name, name + ".mp3")) {
 			args.getWorld()->logger->error("SCM", "Failed to load audio: " + name);
 		}
 	}
@@ -801,22 +800,26 @@ void game_load_audio(const ScriptArguments& args)
 bool game_is_audio_loaded(const ScriptArguments& args)
 {
 	auto world = args.getWorld();
-	return world->missionAudio != nullptr;
+	return world->sound.isLoaded(world->missionAudio);
 }
 
 void game_play_mission_audio(const ScriptArguments& args)
 {
 	auto world = args.getWorld();
-	if ( world->missionAudio )
-	{
-		world->missionSound.setBuffer(*args.getWorld()->missionAudio);
-		world->missionSound.play();
-		world->missionSound.setLoop(false);
+	if (world->missionAudio.length() > 0) {
+		world->sound.playSound(world->missionAudio);
 	}
 }
 bool game_is_audio_finished(const ScriptArguments& args)
 {
-	return args.getWorld()->missionSound.getStatus() == sf::SoundSource::Stopped;
+	auto world = args.getWorld();
+	bool isFinished = ! world->sound.isPlaying(world->missionAudio);
+
+	if (isFinished) {
+		world->missionAudio = "";
+	}
+
+	return isFinished;
 }
 
 void game_play_music_id(const ScriptArguments& args)
@@ -828,16 +831,14 @@ void game_play_music_id(const ScriptArguments& args)
 	std::string name = "Miscom";
 	
 	// TODO play anything other than Miscom.wav
-	if(! gw->data->loadAudioClip( name + ".wav" ) )
+	if(! gw->data->loadAudioClip( name, name + ".wav" ) )
 	{
 		args.getWorld()->logger->error("SCM", "Error loading audio " + name);
 		return;
 	}
-	else if ( args.getWorld()->missionAudio )
+	else if (args.getWorld()->missionAudio.length() > 0)
 	{
-		gw->missionSound.setBuffer(* args.getWorld()->missionAudio);
-		gw->missionSound.play();
-		gw->missionSound.setLoop(false);
+		args.getWorld()->sound.playSound(args.getWorld()->missionAudio);
 	}
 }