diff --git a/AV.cc b/AV.cc
index 20b0129..ff038ef 100644
--- a/AV.cc
+++ b/AV.cc
@@ -119,3 +119,19 @@ void AV::stop()
         m_surface = NULL;
     }
 }
+
+AV::Sound::Sound()
+{
+    m_rwops = NULL;
+}
+
+bool AV::Sound::load(FileLoader & fileLoader, const FileLoader::Path & path)
+{
+    FileLoader::Buffer buff = fileLoader.load(path);
+    if (buff.size > 0)
+    {
+        m_rwops = SDL_RWFromMem(buff.data, buff.size);
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/AV.h b/AV.h
index a1ab2c3..e8b240f 100644
--- a/AV.h
+++ b/AV.h
@@ -2,11 +2,22 @@
 #ifndef VIDEO_H
 #define VIDEO_H
 
+#include "FileLoader/FileLoader.h"
 #include <SDL.h>
 
 class AV
 {
     public:
+        class Sound
+        {
+            public:
+                Sound();
+                bool load(FileLoader & fileLoader,
+                        const FileLoader::Path & path);
+            protected:
+                SDL_RWops * m_rwops;
+        };
+
         AV();
         ~AV();
         void start(int width = 0, int height = 0,
diff --git a/Engine.cc b/Engine.cc
index 058c588..917b6f3 100644
--- a/Engine.cc
+++ b/Engine.cc
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ Engine::Engine(const string & path, AV & av)
     : m_av(av)
 {
     m_next_object_index = 1;
+    m_next_sound_index = 1;
     m_next_joint_index = 1;
-    m_next_text_index = 1;
     m_eye[0] = 0;
     m_eye[1] = -1;
     m_eye[2] = 0;
@@ -298,6 +298,13 @@ int Engine::addObject(bool is_static, bool is_reference,
     return id;
 }
 
+int Engine::addSound(AV::Sound * avs)
+{
+    int id = m_next_sound_index++;
+    m_sounds[id] = avs;
+    return id;
+}
+
 int Engine::addAMotor(Object * o1, Object * o2)
 {
     dBodyID b1 = 0;
@@ -564,6 +571,28 @@ int Engine::loadModel(const string & name, bool is_static, bool is_reference,
     return 0;
 }
 
+int Engine::loadSound(const string & name)
+{
+    size_t pos = name.find_first_not_of(FILENAME_SAFE_CHARS);
+    if (pos == string::npos)
+    {
+        FileLoader::Path path("", name);
+
+        AV::Sound * avs = new AV::Sound();
+
+        if (avs->load(*m_fileLoader, path))
+        {
+            int id = addSound(avs);
+            return id;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            cerr << "error loading sound '" << name << "'" << endl;
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 bool Engine::isKeyDown(const std::string & key)
 {
     return m_keysDown.find(key) != m_keysDown.end();
diff --git a/Engine.h b/Engine.h
index 2401346..0591db3 100644
--- a/Engine.h
+++ b/Engine.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <SDL.h>
 #include "OdeWorld/OdeWorld.h"
 #include "TextureCache/TextureCache.h"
+#include "FileLoader/FileLoader.h"
 #include "wfobj/WFObj.h"
 #include "AV.h"
 #include "refptr/refptr.h"
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ class Engine
         int addObject(bool is_static, bool is_reference,
                 OdeWorld::GeomType geom_type,
                 refptr< std::vector<float> > args);
+        int addSound(AV::Sound * avs);
         int addAMotor(Object * o1, Object * o2);
         int addHinge(Object * o1, Object * o2,
                 dReal anchor_x, dReal anchor_y, dReal anchor_z,
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ class Engine
         void endFrame();
         int loadModel(const std::string & name, bool is_static,
                 bool is_reference, float scale = 1.0f);
+        int loadSound(const std::string & name);
         bool isKeyDown(const std::string & key);
         void exit();
         bool import(const char * name);
@@ -261,10 +264,11 @@ class Engine
         std::string     m_engine_path;
         OdeWorld        m_world;
         std::map<int, Object *> m_objects;
+        std::map<int, AV::Sound *> m_sounds;
         std::map<int, dJointID> m_joints;
         int             m_next_object_index;
+        int             m_next_sound_index;
         int             m_next_joint_index;
-        int             m_next_text_index;
         GLdouble        m_eye[3];
         GLdouble        m_center[3];
         GLdouble        m_up[3];
diff --git a/ag.cc b/ag.cc
index a1d4359..263fc51 100644
--- a/ag.cc
+++ b/ag.cc
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace ag
             { "import", import },
             { "isKeyDown", isKeyDown },
             { "loadModelSpecify", loadModelSpecify },
+            { "loadSound", loadSound },
             { "loadTexture", loadTexture },
             { "next", next },
             { "pickObjects", pickObjects },
@@ -304,6 +305,17 @@ namespace ag
         lua_pop(L, 2);                                  /* pops 2 */
     }
 
+    static void createLuaSound(lua_State * L, int id)
+    {
+        lua_newtable(L);
+        lua_pushinteger(L, id);
+        lua_setfield(L, -2, "id");
+#if 0
+        lua_pushcfunction(L, sound::play);
+        lua_setfield(L, -2, "play");
+#endif
+    }
+
     static void createLuaAMotor(lua_State * L, int id)
     {
         lua_newtable(L);
@@ -419,6 +431,26 @@ namespace ag
         return 1;
     }
 
+    int loadSound(lua_State * L)
+    {
+        bool created = false;
+        int argc = lua_gettop(L);
+        if (argc == 1 && lua_isstring(L, 1))
+        {
+            int id = g_engine->loadSound(lua_tostring(L, 1));
+            if (id > 0)
+            {
+                created = true;
+                createLuaSound(L, id);
+            }
+        }
+        if (!created)
+        {
+            lua_pushnil(L);
+        }
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     int sleep(lua_State * L)
     {
         int argc = lua_gettop(L);
diff --git a/ag.h b/ag.h
index f763098..49074ae 100644
--- a/ag.h
+++ b/ag.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace ag
     int import(lua_State * L);
     int isKeyDown(lua_State * L);
     int loadModelSpecify(lua_State * L);
+    int loadSound(lua_State * L);
     int loadTexture(lua_State * L);
     int next(lua_State * L);
     int pickObjects(lua_State * L);