diff --git a/Box b/Box
index 4e51590..aded9f5 160000
--- a/Box
+++ b/Box
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 4e515902bc0e3757db9e0b5141c92e827cce4b75
+Subproject commit aded9f54be5efac9ab833b09bb2a8c04a91ea23f
diff --git a/assets/scripts/init.toy b/assets/scripts/init.toy
index 65f9d77..86d96ae 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/init.toy
+++ b/assets/scripts/init.toy
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ mapInputEventToKeyUp("character_right", "right"); //event, keysym
 
 mapInputEventToKeyDown("character_attack", "space"); //event, keysym
 
+mapInputEventToKeyDown("trigger_music", "m"); //event, keysym
+
 //TODO: escape to kill the game
 
 
diff --git a/assets/scripts/scene.toy b/assets/scripts/scene.toy
index b9a28ee..5b784d5 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/scene.toy
+++ b/assets/scripts/scene.toy
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import standard;
 import random;
 import runner;
 import node;
-
+import music;
 
 //persistent members of the scene node
 var rng: opaque = null;
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ fn onInit(node: opaque) {
 	//generate the child node to render the map
 	var renderer: opaque = node.loadChild("scripts:/tilemap/renderer.toy");
 	renderer.callNodeFn("setTilemap", tilemap);
+
+	//load the music
+	loadMusic("music:/Music_Skylands_placeholder.ogg");
+	playMusic();
 }
 
 fn onStep(node: opaque) {
@@ -51,6 +55,22 @@ fn onFree(node: opaque) {
 	if (rng != null) {
 		rng.freeRandomGenerator();
 	}
+
+	freeMusic();
+}
+
+
+//debugging
+fn onKeyDown(node: opaque, event: string) {
+	//test the music
+	if (event == "trigger_music") {
+		if (checkMusicPaused() == false) {
+			pauseMusic();
+		}
+		else {
+			unpauseMusic();
+		}
+	}
 }