diff --git a/include/AssetManager.h b/include/AssetManager.h
index 61b94d2..94c0b83 100644
--- a/include/AssetManager.h
+++ b/include/AssetManager.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <SDL_render.h>
+#include <SDL_mixer.h>
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
 
@@ -17,10 +18,16 @@ public:
     //texture management
     void addTexture(std::string id, const char* path);
 
+    // sound management
+    void addSoundEffect(std::string id, const char* path);
+
     SDL_Texture* getTexture(std::string id);
+    Mix_Chunk* getSound(std::string id);
+
 
 private:
 
     Manager* man;
     std::map<std::string, SDL_Texture*> textures;
+    std::map<std::string, Mix_Chunk*> soundEffects;
 };
diff --git a/include/SoundManager.h b/include/SoundManager.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8ebd18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/SoundManager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <SDL_Mixer.h>
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "TextureManager.h"
+
+class SoundManager
+{
+	public:
+		static SoundManager& get()
+		{
+			static SoundManager instance;
+			return instance;
+		}
+
+	private:
+		SoundManager() {}
+		~SoundManager() {
+			for (auto& it : this->sound_cache) {
+				Mix_FreeChunk(it.second);
+			}
+		}
+
+	public:
+		SoundManager(SoundManager const&) = delete;
+		void operator=(SoundManager const&) = delete;
+
+		std::map<const char*, Mix_Chunk*, cmp_str> sound_cache;
+
+		Mix_Chunk* loadSound(const char* fileName);
+};
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diff --git a/src/AssetManager.cpp b/src/AssetManager.cpp
index 766fe27..ebe5bcf 100644
--- a/src/AssetManager.cpp
+++ b/src/AssetManager.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "AssetManager.h"
 
 #include "TextureManager.h"
+#include "SoundManager.h"
 #include "Components.h"
 
 AssetManager::AssetManager(Manager* manager) : man(manager) {}
@@ -11,10 +12,19 @@ void AssetManager::addTexture(std::string id, const char* path) {
     textures.emplace(id, TextureManager::get().loadTexture(path));
 }
 
+void AssetManager::addSoundEffect(std::string id, const char* path)
+{
+    soundEffects.emplace(id, SoundManager::get().loadSound(path));
+}
+
 SDL_Texture* AssetManager::getTexture(std::string id) {
     return textures.at(id);
 }
 
+Mix_Chunk* AssetManager::getSound(std::string id) {
+    return soundEffects.at(id);
+}
+
 void AssetManager::createProjectile(Vector2D pos, Vector2D velocity, bool source, int scale, int range, int speed, const char* texturePath) {
 
     auto& projectile(man->addEntity());
diff --git a/src/Game.cpp b/src/Game.cpp
index faa6b57..802b19f 100644
--- a/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/src/Game.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ void Game::init(const char* title, int xpos, int ypos, int width, int height, bo
 	SDL_RenderCopy(renderer, backgroundTexture, NULL, NULL);
 	SDL_RenderPresent(renderer);
 
+	if (Mix_OpenAudio(44100, MIX_DEFAULT_FORMAT, 2, 2048) < 0)
+	{
+		std::cout << "ERROR: Mixer couldnt be initialized!" << std::endl;
+		return;
+	}
+
 	//SDL_Event event;
 	bool hasQuit = false;
 
@@ -113,6 +119,9 @@ void Game::init(const char* title, int xpos, int ypos, int width, int height, bo
     assets->addTexture("player2", "assets/chicken_neutral.png");
     assets->addTexture("egg", "assets/egg.png");
 
+	// loading sounds
+	assets->addSoundEffect("throw_egg", "assets/sound/throw_egg.wav");
+	assets->addSoundEffect("steps", "assets/sound/steps.wav");
 
 	//ecs implementation
 
diff --git a/src/SoundManager.cpp b/src/SoundManager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad3c217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SoundManager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include "SoundManager.h"
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "Game.h"
+
+Mix_Chunk* SoundManager::loadSound(const char* fileName)
+{
+	auto it = this->sound_cache.find(fileName);
+	if (it != this->sound_cache.end()) {
+		return it->second;
+	}
+	auto sound = Mix_LoadWAV(fileName);
+	if (sound == NULL) throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Couldn't load sound '") + fileName + "'");
+	this->sound_cache.emplace(fileName, sound);
+	printf("Loaded sound at '%s'\n", fileName);
+	return sound;
+}
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