diff --git a/source/game/bosstext.cpp b/source/game/bosstext.cpp
index 25bbc96eb..2b90f84b2 100644
--- a/source/game/bosstext.cpp
+++ b/source/game/bosstext.cpp
@@ -133,13 +133,16 @@ void	CBossText::shutdown()
 	Params:
 	Returns:
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-void	CBossText::select()
+void	CBossText::select(int _dontChangeMusic)
 {
 	m_readyToExit=false;
 	m_currentPage=0;
 
-	CSoundMediator::stopSong();
-	CSoundMediator::setSong(s_bossData[GameScene.GetLevel().getCurrentChapter()-1].m_songId);
+	if(!_dontChangeMusic)
+	{
+		CSoundMediator::stopSong();
+		CSoundMediator::setSong(s_bossData[GameScene.GetLevel().getCurrentChapter()-1].m_songId);
+	}
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/source/game/bosstext.h b/source/game/bosstext.h
index 15a718ec9..4b1821b04 100644
--- a/source/game/bosstext.h
+++ b/source/game/bosstext.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public:
 	void			init();
 	void			shutdown();
 
-	void			select();
+	void			select(int _dontChangeMusic=false);
 	void			think(int _frames);
 	void			render();
 	int				isReadyToExit();
diff --git a/source/game/game.cpp b/source/game/game.cpp
index 3bb8032bd..816a37d6b 100644
--- a/source/game/game.cpp
+++ b/source/game/game.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ void 	CGameScene::init()
 		m_showingLivesTimer=0;
 
 		s_showBossTextOnRespawn=false;
+		m_playingBossMusic=false;
 }
 /*****************************************************************************/
 // This is a seperate funtion ( and virtual ) so that we can overload it for
@@ -419,7 +420,11 @@ void	CGameScene::think(int _frames)
 			if(m_bossText->isReadyToExit())
 			{
 				m_gamestate=GAMESTATE_PLAYING;
-				CSoundMediator::playSong();
+				if(!m_playingBossMusic)
+				{
+					CSoundMediator::playSong();
+					m_playingBossMusic=true;
+				}
 				sendEvent( BOSS_FOUND_EVENT, NULL );
 				CFader::setFadingIn();
 			}
@@ -739,7 +744,7 @@ void	CGameScene::respawnLevel()
 	else
 	{
 		m_gamestate=GAMESTATE_SHOWING_LIVES_BUT_GOING_TO_BOSS_TEXT;
-		m_bossText->select();
+		m_bossText->select(m_playingBossMusic);
 	}
 	m_showingLivesTimer=0;
 	CSoundMediator::setCanPlaySfx(true);
diff --git a/source/game/game.h b/source/game/game.h
index b97692c15..aed6a1830 100644
--- a/source/game/game.h
+++ b/source/game/game.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ static	CLayerCollision	*s_GlobalCollision;
 static	int				s_bossHasBeenKilled;
 static	DVECTOR			s_CamShake;
 static	int				s_showBossTextOnRespawn;
+		int				m_playingBossMusic;
 
 
 		int				m_levelHasTimer;