diff --git a/app/lib/surface/SpriteBoss.coffee b/app/lib/surface/SpriteBoss.coffee
index e0aa01341..ecebba5f0 100644
--- a/app/lib/surface/SpriteBoss.coffee
+++ b/app/lib/surface/SpriteBoss.coffee
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ module.exports = class SpriteBoss extends CocoClass
     unless thangType = @thangTypeFor indieSprite.thangType
       console.warn "Need to convert #{indieSprite.id}'s ThangType #{indieSprite.thangType} to a ThangType reference. Until then, #{indieSprite.id} won't show up."
       return
-    sprite = new IndieSprite thangType, @createSpriteOptions {thangID: indieSprite.id, pos: indieSprite.pos, sprites: @sprites}
+    sprite = new IndieSprite thangType, @createSpriteOptions {thangID: indieSprite.id, pos: indieSprite.pos, sprites: @sprites, colorConfig: indieSprite.colorConfig}
     @addSprite sprite, sprite.thang.id
 
   createWizardSprite: (options) ->
diff --git a/app/styles/play/level/playback.sass b/app/styles/play/level/playback.sass
index 39fcd6b73..ba3b1567f 100644
--- a/app/styles/play/level/playback.sass
+++ b/app/styles/play/level/playback.sass
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
   #music-button
     @include opacity(0.25)
     font-size: 20px
+    span
+      position: relative
+      left: -3px
+      top: -2px
     &:hover
       @include opacity(0.50)
     &.music-on
diff --git a/app/templates/play/level/playback.jade b/app/templates/play/level/playback.jade
index 84801141f..51bb71110 100644
--- a/app/templates/play/level/playback.jade
+++ b/app/templates/play/level/playback.jade
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ button.btn.btn-xs.btn-inverse#volume-button(title="Adjust volume")
   i.icon-volume-down.icon-white.big
   i.icon-volume-up.icon-white.big
 button.btn.btn-xs.btn-inverse#music-button(title="Toggle Music")
-  | ♫
+  span ♫
 
 .scrubber
   .progress.secret
diff --git a/app/views/play/level/hud_view.coffee b/app/views/play/level/hud_view.coffee
index da29ba985..2038262cd 100644
--- a/app/views/play/level/hud_view.coffee
+++ b/app/views/play/level/hud_view.coffee
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ module.exports = class HUDView extends View
     return if speakerSprite is @speakerSprite
     @speakerSprite = speakerSprite
     @speaker = @speakerSprite.thang.id
-    @createAvatar @speakerSprite.thangType, @speakerSprite.thang
+    @createAvatar @speakerSprite.thangType, @speakerSprite.thang, @speakerSprite.options.colorConfig
     @$el.removeClass 'no-selection'
     @switchToDialogueElements()
 
@@ -107,9 +107,10 @@ module.exports = class HUDView extends View
     @bubble = null
     @update()
 
-  createAvatar: (thangType, thang) ->
+  createAvatar: (thangType, thang, colorConfig) ->
     options = thang.getSpriteOptions() or {}
     options.async = false
+    options.colorConfig = colorConfig
     stage = thangType.getPortraitStage options
     wrapper = @$el.find '.thang-canvas-wrapper'
     newCanvas = $(stage.canvas).addClass('thang-canvas')