diff --git a/app/lib/AudioPlayer.coffee b/app/lib/AudioPlayer.coffee
index 3a0abfb34..b9e2d3f55 100644
--- a/app/lib/AudioPlayer.coffee
+++ b/app/lib/AudioPlayer.coffee
@@ -93,11 +93,13 @@ class AudioPlayer extends CocoClass
     return defaults[message.length % defaults.length]
 
   preloadInterfaceSounds: (names) ->
+    return unless me.get 'volume'
     for name in names
       filename = "/file/interface/#{name}#{@ext}"
       @preloadSound filename, name
 
   playInterfaceSound: (name, volume=1) ->
+    return unless volume and me.get 'volume'
     filename = "/file/interface/#{name}#{@ext}"
     if @hasLoadedSound filename
       @playSound name, volume
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ class AudioPlayer extends CocoClass
 
   playSound: (name, volume=1, delay=0, pos=null) ->
     return console.error 'Trying to play empty sound?' unless name
+    return unless volume and me.get 'volume'
     audioOptions = {volume: volume, delay: delay}
     filename = if _.string.startsWith(name, '/file/') then name else '/file/' + name
     unless @hasLoadedSound filename
@@ -120,9 +123,8 @@ class AudioPlayer extends CocoClass
     return false unless createjs.Sound.loadComplete filename
     true
 
-  # TODO: load Interface sounds somehow, somewhere, somewhen
-
   preloadSoundReference: (sound) ->
+    return unless me.get 'volume'
     return unless name = @nameForSoundReference sound
     filename = '/file/' + name
     @preloadSound filename, name
diff --git a/app/lib/LevelLoader.coffee b/app/lib/LevelLoader.coffee
index d3b78f1f4..84ed7fe45 100644
--- a/app/lib/LevelLoader.coffee
+++ b/app/lib/LevelLoader.coffee
@@ -418,20 +418,23 @@ module.exports = class LevelLoader extends CocoClass
   # Initial Sound Loading
 
   playJingle: ->
-    return if @headless
+    return if @headless or not me.get('volume')
+    volume = 0.5
+    if me.level() < 3
+      volume = 0.25  # Start softly, since they may not be expecting it
     # Apparently the jingle, when it tries to play immediately during all this loading, you can't hear it.
     # Add the timeout to fix this weird behavior.
     f = ->
       jingles = ['ident_1', 'ident_2']
-      AudioPlayer.playInterfaceSound jingles[Math.floor Math.random() * jingles.length]
+      AudioPlayer.playInterfaceSound jingles[Math.floor Math.random() * jingles.length], volume
     setTimeout f, 500
 
   loadAudio: ->
-    return if @headless
+    return if @headless or not me.get('volume')
     AudioPlayer.preloadInterfaceSounds ['victory']
 
   loadLevelSounds: ->
-    return if @headless
+    return if @headless or not me.get('volume')
     scripts = @level.get 'scripts'
     return unless scripts
 
diff --git a/app/lib/surface/MusicPlayer.coffee b/app/lib/surface/MusicPlayer.coffee
index b218ea05b..2a3443644 100644
--- a/app/lib/surface/MusicPlayer.coffee
+++ b/app/lib/surface/MusicPlayer.coffee
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ module.exports = class MusicPlayer extends CocoClass
     'playback:real-time-playback-ended': 'onRealTimePlaybackEnded'
     'music-player:enter-menu': 'onEnterMenu'
     'music-player:exit-menu': 'onExitMenu'
+    'level:set-volume': 'onSetVolume'
 
   constructor: ->
     super arguments...
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ module.exports = class MusicPlayer extends CocoClass
 
   onPlayMusic: (e) ->
     return if application.isIPadApp  # Hard to measure, but just guessing this will save memory.
+    unless me.get 'volume'
+      @lastMusicEventIgnoredWhileMuted = e
+      return
     src = e.file
     src = "/file#{src}#{AudioPlayer.ext}"
     if (not e.file) or src is @currentMusic?.src
@@ -97,6 +101,11 @@ module.exports = class MusicPlayer extends CocoClass
       @currentMusic = @previousMusic
       @restartCurrentMusic()
 
+  onSetVolume: (e) ->
+    return unless e.volume and @lastMusicEventIgnoredWhileMuted
+    @onPlayMusic @lastMusicEventIgnoredWhileMuted
+    @lastMusicEventIgnoredWhileMuted = null
+
   destroy: ->
     me.off 'change:music', @onMusicSettingChanged, @
     @fadeOutCurrentMusic()
diff --git a/app/lib/surface/Surface.coffee b/app/lib/surface/Surface.coffee
index 974767b2f..d9a8943b1 100644
--- a/app/lib/surface/Surface.coffee
+++ b/app/lib/surface/Surface.coffee
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ module.exports = Surface = class Surface extends CocoClass
     navigateToSelection: true
     choosing: false # 'point', 'region', 'ratio-region'
     coords: null  # use world defaults, or set to false/true to override
-    playJingle: false
     showInvisible: false
     frameRate: 30  # Best as a divisor of 60, like 15, 30, 60, with RAF_SYNCHED timing.
 
diff --git a/app/views/play/SpectateView.coffee b/app/views/play/SpectateView.coffee
index 309e1a03d..7ebe8332a 100644
--- a/app/views/play/SpectateView.coffee
+++ b/app/views/play/SpectateView.coffee
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ module.exports = class SpectateLevelView extends RootView
   initSurface: ->
     webGLSurface = $('canvas#webgl-surface', @$el)
     normalSurface = $('canvas#normal-surface', @$el)
-    @surface = new Surface @world, normalSurface, webGLSurface, thangTypes: @supermodel.getModels(ThangType), playJingle: not @isEditorPreview, spectateGame: true, playerNames: @findPlayerNames()
+    @surface = new Surface @world, normalSurface, webGLSurface, thangTypes: @supermodel.getModels(ThangType), spectateGame: true, playerNames: @findPlayerNames()
     worldBounds = @world.getBounds()
     bounds = [{x:worldBounds.left, y:worldBounds.top}, {x:worldBounds.right, y:worldBounds.bottom}]
     @surface.camera.setBounds(bounds)
diff --git a/app/views/play/level/PlayLevelView.coffee b/app/views/play/level/PlayLevelView.coffee
index b32c6e6d1..52fef8a94 100644
--- a/app/views/play/level/PlayLevelView.coffee
+++ b/app/views/play/level/PlayLevelView.coffee
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module.exports = class PlayLevelView extends RootView
   isEditorPreview: false
 
   subscriptions:
-    'level:set-volume': (e) -> createjs.Sound.setVolume(if e.volume is 1 then 0.6 else e.volume)  # Quieter for now until individual sound FX controls work again.
+    'level:set-volume': 'onSetVolume'
     'level:show-victory': 'onShowVictory'
     'level:restart': 'onRestartLevel'
     'level:highlight-dom': 'onHighlightDOM'
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ module.exports = class PlayLevelView extends RootView
   initSurface: ->
     webGLSurface = $('canvas#webgl-surface', @$el)
     normalSurface = $('canvas#normal-surface', @$el)
-    @surface = new Surface(@world, normalSurface, webGLSurface, thangTypes: @supermodel.getModels(ThangType), playJingle: not @isEditorPreview, observing: @observing, playerNames: @findPlayerNames())
+    @surface = new Surface(@world, normalSurface, webGLSurface, thangTypes: @supermodel.getModels(ThangType), observing: @observing, playerNames: @findPlayerNames())
     worldBounds = @world.getBounds()
     bounds = [{x: worldBounds.left, y: worldBounds.top}, {x: worldBounds.right, y: worldBounds.bottom}]
     @surface.camera.setBounds(bounds)
@@ -370,9 +370,15 @@ module.exports = class PlayLevelView extends RootView
     $(window).trigger 'resize'
     _.delay (=> @perhapsStartSimulating?()), 10 * 1000
 
+  onSetVolume: (e) ->
+    createjs.Sound.setVolume(if e.volume is 1 then 0.6 else e.volume)  # Quieter for now until individual sound FX controls work again.
+    if e.volume and not @ambientSound
+      @playAmbientSound()
+
   playAmbientSound: ->
     return if @destroyed
     return if @ambientSound
+    return unless me.get 'volume'
     return unless file = {Dungeon: 'ambient-dungeon', Grass: 'ambient-grass'}[@level.get('terrain')]
     src = "/file/interface/#{file}#{AudioPlayer.ext}"
     unless AudioPlayer.getStatus(src)?.loaded