diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
index afb844ed7b..becfea8244 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
@@ -1455,6 +1455,8 @@ void ScreenEdit::HandleAreaMenuChoice( AreaMenuChoice c, int* iAnswers )
 			{
 				ASSERT( m_NoteFieldEdit.m_fBeginMarker!=-1 && m_NoteFieldEdit.m_fEndMarker!=-1 );
 
+				SOUNDMAN->PlayMusic("");
+
 				m_EditMode = MODE_PLAYING;
 
 				m_Player.Load( PLAYER_1, (NoteData*)&m_NoteFieldEdit, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL );
@@ -1476,6 +1478,8 @@ void ScreenEdit::HandleAreaMenuChoice( AreaMenuChoice c, int* iAnswers )
 			{
 				ASSERT( m_NoteFieldEdit.m_fBeginMarker!=-1 && m_NoteFieldEdit.m_fEndMarker!=-1 );
 
+				SOUNDMAN->PlayMusic("");
+
 				m_EditMode = MODE_RECORDING;
 
 				// initialize m_NoteFieldRecord