diff --git a/assets/sound/background_music.mp3 b/assets/sound/background_music.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f79cd6c
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sound/background_music.mp3 differ
diff --git a/include/AssetManager.h b/include/AssetManager.h
index 4992dd2..be44516 100644
--- a/include/AssetManager.h
+++ b/include/AssetManager.h
@@ -36,12 +36,16 @@ public:
     // sound management
     void addSoundEffect(std::string id, const char* path);
 
+    void addMusic(std::string id, const char* path);
+
     SDL_Texture* getTexture(std::string id);
     Mix_Chunk* getSound(std::string id);
+    Mix_Music* getMusic(std::string id);
 
 private:
 
     Manager* man;
     std::map<std::string, SDL_Texture*> textures;
     std::map<std::string, Mix_Chunk*> soundEffects;
+    std::map<std::string, Mix_Music*> music;
 };
diff --git a/include/SoundManager.h b/include/SoundManager.h
index 24ad768..f6a498b 100644
--- a/include/SoundManager.h
+++ b/include/SoundManager.h
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ class SoundManager
 		Mix_Chunk* loadSound(const char* fileName);
 
 		static void playSound(Game* game, /*SoundTypes sound*/ std::string sound, bool canOverlap, int loops);
-		// static void playMusic(...);
+		static void playMusic(Game* game, std::string sound, int loops);
 	private:
 };
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diff --git a/src/AssetManager.cpp b/src/AssetManager.cpp
index 77915ae..703b095 100644
--- a/src/AssetManager.cpp
+++ b/src/AssetManager.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ void AssetManager::addSoundEffect(std::string id, const char* path)
     soundEffects.emplace(id, this->man->getGame()->soundManager->loadSound(path));
 }
 
+void AssetManager::addMusic(std::string id, const char* path)
+{
+    music.emplace(id, this->man->getGame()->soundManager->loadMusic(path));
+}
+
 SDL_Texture* AssetManager::getTexture(std::string id) {
     return textures.at(id);
 }
@@ -37,6 +42,11 @@ Mix_Chunk* AssetManager::getSound(std::string id) {
     return soundEffects.at(id);
 }
 
+Mix_Music* AssetManager::getMusic(std::string id)
+{
+	return music.at(id);
+}
+
 void AssetManager::createProjectile(Vector2D pos, Vector2D velocity, int scale, int range, int speed, const char* texturePath, Entity::TeamLabel teamLabel) {
 
     auto& projectile(man->addEntity());
diff --git a/src/Game.cpp b/src/Game.cpp
index 22bf7bf..f77a908 100644
--- a/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/src/Game.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ void Game::init(const char* title, int xpos, int ypos, int width, int height, bo
 	assets->addSoundEffect("throw_egg", "assets/sound/throw_egg.wav");
 	assets->addSoundEffect("steps", "assets/sound/steps.wav");
 
+	// loading music
+	assets->addMusic("background_music", "assets/sound/background_music.mp3");
+
 	//ecs implementation
 
 	player1.setTeam(Entity::TeamLabel::BLUE);
diff --git a/src/KeyboardController.cpp b/src/KeyboardController.cpp
index dd39416..198f920 100644
--- a/src/KeyboardController.cpp
+++ b/src/KeyboardController.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ void KeyboardController::init()
 }
 
 void KeyboardController::update()
-{
+{#
+	// TODO: move this, this is definitely the wrong place to put this but i wanted to put it somewhere to test it
+	SoundManager::playMusic(this->entity->getManager().getGame(), "background_music", PLAY_LOOPED);
+
 	transform->direction.x = 0;
 	transform->direction.y = 0;
 	sprite->playAnimation(IDLE);
diff --git a/src/SoundManager.cpp b/src/SoundManager.cpp
index fe9947e..3f6f24c 100644
--- a/src/SoundManager.cpp
+++ b/src/SoundManager.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ Mix_Chunk* SoundManager::loadSound(const char* fileName)
 	return sound;
 }
 
-// void SoundManager::playMusic(...)
-
 // TODO: using a string here is probably... a less than stellar method, figure out how to change this
 void SoundManager::playSound(Game* game, /*SoundTypes sound*/ std::string sound, bool canOverlap, int loops)
 {
@@ -64,6 +62,17 @@ void SoundManager::playSound(Game* game, /*SoundTypes sound*/ std::string sound,
 	}
 }
 
+void SoundManager::playMusic(Game* game, std::string music, int loops)
+{
+	if (Mix_PlayingMusic() != 0)
+		return;
+
+	if (Mix_PlayMusic(game->assets->getMusic(music), loops) == -1) 
+	{
+		std::cerr << "Error playing music '" << music << "': " << Mix_GetError() << std::endl;
+	}
+}
+
 // TODO:
 // functions to 
 // 1. free music and sound