diff --git a/assets/audio/silly-test.ogg b/assets/audio/silly-test.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6b11d8
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/audio/silly-test.ogg differ
diff --git a/assets/audio/silly-test.ogg.import b/assets/audio/silly-test.ogg.import
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a487af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/audio/silly-test.ogg.import
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="oggvorbisstr"
+type="AudioStreamOggVorbis"
+uid="uid://bftct74auklgw"
+path="res://.godot/imported/silly-test.ogg-4a08df8a26b9ee1e5d13235e013c7cfc.oggvorbisstr"
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://assets/audio/silly-test.ogg"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/silly-test.ogg-4a08df8a26b9ee1e5d13235e013c7cfc.oggvorbisstr"]
+
+[params]
+
+loop=true
+loop_offset=0.0
+bpm=130.0
+beat_count=0
+bar_beats=4
diff --git a/project.godot b/project.godot
index 039fd59..3e531ef 100644
--- a/project.godot
+++ b/project.godot
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ run/main_scene="uid://b4k81taauef4q"
 config/features=PackedStringArray("4.5", "Forward Plus")
 config/icon="res://icon.svg"
 
+[autoload]
+
+MenuMusic="*res://scenes/UI/menu_music.tscn"
+
 [dotnet]
 
 project/assembly_name="Promiscuity"
diff --git a/scenes/UI/Settings.gd b/scenes/UI/Settings.gd
index dcb6380..3a2c0d7 100644
--- a/scenes/UI/Settings.gd
+++ b/scenes/UI/Settings.gd
@@ -1,5 +1,63 @@
-extends Node
+extends Node2D
+
+@onready var _tab_bar: TabBar = $MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/TabBar
+@onready var _tab_container: TabContainer = $MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/TabContainer
+@onready var _music_volume_slider: HSlider = $MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/TabContainer/Audio/AudioVBox/MusicVolumeGroup/MusicVolumeSlider
+@onready var _music_volume_value: Label = $MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/TabContainer/Audio/AudioVBox/MusicVolumeGroup/MusicVolumeValue
+@onready var _music_mute_checkbox: CheckBox = $MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/TabContainer/Audio/AudioVBox/MusicVolumeGroup/MusicMuteCheckBox
+@onready var _menu_music: AudioStreamPlayer = get_tree().get_root().get_node_or_null("MenuMusic")
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	_tab_bar.tab_changed.connect(_on_tab_bar_tab_changed)
+	_tab_container.tab_changed.connect(_on_tab_container_tab_changed)
+	_tab_container.current_tab = _tab_bar.current_tab
+	_music_volume_slider.value_changed.connect(_on_music_volume_changed)
+	_music_mute_checkbox.toggled.connect(_on_music_mute_toggled)
+	_sync_audio_controls()
 
 func _input(event):
-	if event.is_action_pressed("ui_cancel"):  # 'ui_cancel' is a built-in action defined in Project > Project Settings > Input Map
+	if event.is_action_pressed("ui_cancel"):
 		get_tree().change_scene_to_file("uid://b4k81taauef4q")
+
+func _on_tab_bar_tab_changed(tab_index: int) -> void:
+	if _tab_container.current_tab != tab_index:
+		_tab_container.current_tab = tab_index
+
+func _on_tab_container_tab_changed(tab_index: int) -> void:
+	if _tab_bar.current_tab != tab_index:
+		_tab_bar.current_tab = tab_index
+
+func _sync_audio_controls() -> void:
+	var value: float = 0.7
+	var muted: bool = false
+	if _menu_music:
+		if _menu_music.has_method("get_user_volume"):
+			value = _menu_music.get_user_volume()
+		if _menu_music.has_method("is_user_muted"):
+			muted = _menu_music.is_user_muted()
+	_music_volume_slider.set_block_signals(true)
+	_music_volume_slider.value = value
+	_music_volume_slider.set_block_signals(false)
+	_music_volume_slider.editable = not muted
+	_music_mute_checkbox.set_block_signals(true)
+	_music_mute_checkbox.button_pressed = muted
+	_music_mute_checkbox.set_block_signals(false)
+	_update_music_volume_label(value, muted)
+
+func _on_music_volume_changed(value: float) -> void:
+	if _menu_music and _menu_music.has_method("set_user_volume"):
+		_menu_music.set_user_volume(value)
+	_update_music_volume_label(value, _music_mute_checkbox.button_pressed)
+
+func _on_music_mute_toggled(pressed: bool) -> void:
+	if _menu_music and _menu_music.has_method("set_user_muted"):
+		_menu_music.set_user_muted(pressed)
+	_music_volume_slider.editable = not pressed
+	_update_music_volume_label(_music_volume_slider.value, pressed)
+
+func _update_music_volume_label(value: float, muted: bool) -> void:
+	if muted:
+		_music_volume_value.text = "Muted"
+	else:
+		var percent: int = int(round(value * 100.0))
+		_music_volume_value.text = str(percent) + "%"
diff --git a/scenes/UI/Settings.tscn b/scenes/UI/Settings.tscn
index 71eabce..836a799 100644
--- a/scenes/UI/Settings.tscn
+++ b/scenes/UI/Settings.tscn
@@ -43,3 +43,82 @@ tab_3/title = "Dev"
 
 [node name="TabContainer" type="TabContainer" parent="MarginContainer/VBoxContainer"]
 layout_mode = 2
+tabs_visible = false
+
+[node name="Gameplay" type="Control" parent="MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/TabContainer"]
+layout_mode = 3
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+
+[node name="Video" type="Control" parent="MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/TabContainer"]
+layout_mode = 3
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+
+[node name="Audio" type="Control" parent="MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/TabContainer"]
+layout_mode = 3
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+
+[node name="AudioVBox" type="VBoxContainer" parent="MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/TabContainer/Audio"]
+layout_mode = 3
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+theme_override_constants/separation = 10
+offset_left = 120.0
+offset_top = 120.0
+offset_right = -120.0
+offset_bottom = -120.0
+
+[node name="MusicVolumeLabel" type="Label" parent="MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/TabContainer/Audio/AudioVBox"]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Music Volume"
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+size_flags_horizontal = 4
+
+[node name="MusicVolumeGroup" type="HBoxContainer" parent="MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/TabContainer/Audio/AudioVBox"]
+layout_mode = 2
+size_flags_horizontal = 4
+theme_override_constants/separation = 12
+alignment = 1
+custom_minimum_size = Vector2(0, 40)
+
+[node name="MusicVolumeSlider" type="HSlider" parent="MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/TabContainer/Audio/AudioVBox/MusicVolumeGroup"]
+layout_mode = 2
+min_value = 0.0
+max_value = 1.0
+step = 0.01
+size_flags_horizontal = 3
+custom_minimum_size = Vector2(320, 0)
+
+[node name="MusicVolumeValue" type="Label" parent="MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/TabContainer/Audio/AudioVBox/MusicVolumeGroup"]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "70%"
+size_flags_horizontal = 1
+horizontal_alignment = 1
+custom_minimum_size = Vector2(60, 0)
+
+[node name="MusicMuteCheckBox" type="CheckBox" parent="MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/TabContainer/Audio/AudioVBox/MusicVolumeGroup"]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "Mute"
+size_flags_horizontal = 1
+
+[node name="Dev" type="Control" parent="MarginContainer/VBoxContainer/TabContainer"]
+layout_mode = 3
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
diff --git a/scenes/UI/menu_music.gd b/scenes/UI/menu_music.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..098b414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scenes/UI/menu_music.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+extends AudioStreamPlayer
+
+const MENU_SCENES: Dictionary = {
+	"res://scenes/UI/start_screen.tscn": true,
+	"res://scenes/UI/Settings.tscn": true,
+}
+
+const CONFIG_PATH := "user://settings.cfg"
+const CONFIG_SECTION := "audio"
+const CONFIG_KEY_MUSIC_VOLUME := "menu_music_volume"
+const CONFIG_KEY_MUSIC_MUTED := "menu_music_muted"
+const DEFAULT_VOLUME := 0.7
+
+var _last_scene: Node = null
+var _user_volume_linear: float = DEFAULT_VOLUME
+var _is_muted: bool = false
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	set_process(true)
+	_load_settings()
+	_apply_volume()
+	_update_playback(get_tree().current_scene)
+
+func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
+	var current := get_tree().current_scene
+	if current != _last_scene:
+		_update_playback(current)
+
+func _update_playback(scene: Node) -> void:
+	if scene == null:
+		_last_scene = null
+		return
+
+	_last_scene = scene
+	var should_play := false
+	var scene_path := scene.get_scene_file_path()
+	should_play = MENU_SCENES.has(scene_path)
+	if should_play:
+		if not playing:
+			play()
+	elif playing:
+		stop()
+
+func set_user_volume(value: float) -> void:
+	var clamped_value: float = clamp(value, 0.0, 1.0)
+	if is_equal_approx(_user_volume_linear, clamped_value):
+		return
+	_user_volume_linear = clamped_value
+	_apply_volume()
+	_save_settings()
+
+func get_user_volume() -> float:
+	return _user_volume_linear
+
+func set_user_muted(muted: bool) -> void:
+	var new_muted: bool = muted
+	if _is_muted == new_muted:
+		return
+	_is_muted = new_muted
+	_apply_volume()
+	_save_settings()
+
+func is_user_muted() -> bool:
+	return _is_muted
+
+func _apply_volume() -> void:
+	if _is_muted or _user_volume_linear <= 0.0:
+		volume_db = -80.0
+	else:
+		volume_db = linear_to_db(_user_volume_linear)
+
+func _load_settings() -> void:
+	var config: ConfigFile = ConfigFile.new()
+	var err: int = config.load(CONFIG_PATH)
+	if err == OK:
+		var stored_volume: float = float(config.get_value(CONFIG_SECTION, CONFIG_KEY_MUSIC_VOLUME, DEFAULT_VOLUME))
+		_user_volume_linear = clamp(stored_volume, 0.0, 1.0)
+		var stored_muted: bool = bool(config.get_value(CONFIG_SECTION, CONFIG_KEY_MUSIC_MUTED, false))
+		_is_muted = stored_muted
+	elif err == ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST:
+		_user_volume_linear = DEFAULT_VOLUME
+		_is_muted = false
+	else:
+		push_warning("Failed to load settings.cfg: %s" % err)
+		_user_volume_linear = DEFAULT_VOLUME
+		_is_muted = false
+
+func _save_settings() -> void:
+	var config: ConfigFile = ConfigFile.new()
+	var err: int = config.load(CONFIG_PATH)
+	if err != OK and err != ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST:
+		push_warning("Failed to load settings.cfg before saving: %s" % err)
+		config = ConfigFile.new()
+	elif err != OK:
+		config = ConfigFile.new()
+	config.set_value(CONFIG_SECTION, CONFIG_KEY_MUSIC_VOLUME, _user_volume_linear)
+	config.set_value(CONFIG_SECTION, CONFIG_KEY_MUSIC_MUTED, _is_muted)
+	var save_err: int = config.save(CONFIG_PATH)
+	if save_err != OK:
+		push_warning("Failed to save settings.cfg: %s" % save_err)
diff --git a/scenes/UI/menu_music.gd.uid b/scenes/UI/menu_music.gd.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..579cdad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scenes/UI/menu_music.gd.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://l0cqi7dvoou3
diff --git a/scenes/UI/menu_music.tscn b/scenes/UI/menu_music.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b4ed67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scenes/UI/menu_music.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=3 format=3 uid="uid://dfmq1n507y7d3"]
+
+[ext_resource type="AudioStream" uid="uid://bftct74auklgw" path="res://assets/audio/silly-test.ogg" id="1_ek0t3"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scenes/UI/menu_music.gd" id="2_21d4q"]
+
+[node name="MenuMusic" type="AudioStreamPlayer"]
+stream = ExtResource("1_ek0t3")
+autoplay = true
+volume_db = -3.0
+script = ExtResource("2_21d4q")
diff --git a/scenes/UI/start_screen.tscn b/scenes/UI/start_screen.tscn
index fac67b3..943271b 100644
--- a/scenes/UI/start_screen.tscn
+++ b/scenes/UI/start_screen.tscn
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 [ext_resource type="Theme" uid="uid://wpxmub0n2dr3" path="res://themes/button_theme.tres" id="1_tx5wa"]
 [ext_resource type="Texture2D" uid="uid://dhuosr0p605gj" path="res://assets/images/pp_start_bg.png" id="2_r2jwc"]
 [ext_resource type="Theme" uid="uid://tn8qndst18d6" path="res://themes/title_font_theme.tres" id="4_hm208"]
-
 [node name="StartScreen" type="Control"]
 layout_mode = 3
 anchors_preset = 15