diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameSoundManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/GameSoundManager.cpp
index 19b36383ce..af93530f1b 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameSoundManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameSoundManager.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ static float g_fDimVolume = 1.0f;
 static float g_fOriginalVolume = 1.0f;
 static float g_fDimDurationRemaining = 0.0f;
 static bool g_bWasPlayingOnLastUpdate = false;
-static RString g_sFallbackMusicPath;
 
 struct MusicPlaying
 {
@@ -95,6 +94,7 @@ struct MusicToPlay
 	}
 };
 vector<MusicToPlay> g_MusicsToPlay;
+static GameSoundManager::PlayMusicParams g_FallbackMusic;
 
 static void StartMusic( MusicToPlay &ToPlay )
 {
@@ -470,10 +470,11 @@ void GameSoundManager::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 		g_Mutex->Lock();
 		bool bIsPlaying = g_Playing->m_Music->IsPlaying();
 		g_Mutex->Unlock();
-		if( !bIsPlaying && g_bWasPlayingOnLastUpdate && !g_sFallbackMusicPath.empty() )
+		if( !bIsPlaying && g_bWasPlayingOnLastUpdate && !g_FallbackMusic.sFile.empty() )
 		{
-			PlayMusic( g_sFallbackMusicPath, NULL, false, 0, -1, 1.5f );
-			g_sFallbackMusicPath = "";
+			PlayMusic( g_FallbackMusic );
+
+			g_FallbackMusic.sFile = "";
 		}
 		g_bWasPlayingOnLastUpdate = bIsPlaying;
 	}
@@ -651,34 +652,47 @@ void GameSoundManager::PlayMusic(
 	float fLengthSeconds, 
 	float fFadeInLengthSeconds, 
 	float fFadeOutLengthSeconds, 
-	bool bAlignBeat,
-	RString sFallback
+	bool bAlignBeat
 	)
 {
-	g_sFallbackMusicPath = sFallback;
+	PlayMusicParams params;
+	params.sFile = sFile;
+	params.pTiming = pTiming;
+	params.bForceLoop = bForceLoop;
+	params.fStartSecond = fStartSecond;
+	params.fLengthSeconds = fLengthSeconds;
+	params.fFadeInLengthSeconds = fFadeInLengthSeconds;
+	params.fFadeOutLengthSeconds = fFadeOutLengthSeconds;
+	params.bAlignBeat = bAlignBeat;
+	PlayMusic( params );
+}
+
+void GameSoundManager::PlayMusic( PlayMusicParams params, PlayMusicParams FallbackMusic )
+{
+	g_FallbackMusic = FallbackMusic;
 
 	//	LOG->Trace("play '%s' (current '%s')", file.c_str(), g_Playing->m_Music->GetLoadedFilePath().c_str());
 
 	MusicToPlay ToPlay;
 
-	ToPlay.m_sFile = sFile;
-	if( pTiming )
+	ToPlay.m_sFile = params.sFile;
+	if( params.pTiming )
 	{
 		ToPlay.HasTiming = true;
-		ToPlay.m_TimingData = *pTiming;
+		ToPlay.m_TimingData = *params.pTiming;
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		/* If no timing data was provided, look for it in the same place as the music file. */
-		ToPlay.m_sTimingFile = SetExtension( sFile, "sm" );
+		ToPlay.m_sTimingFile = SetExtension( params.sFile, "sm" );
 	}
 
-	ToPlay.bForceLoop = bForceLoop;
-	ToPlay.fStartSecond = fStartSecond;
-	ToPlay.fLengthSeconds = fLengthSeconds;
-	ToPlay.fFadeInLengthSeconds = fFadeInLengthSeconds;
-	ToPlay.fFadeOutLengthSeconds = fFadeOutLengthSeconds;
-	ToPlay.bAlignBeat = bAlignBeat;
+	ToPlay.bForceLoop = params.bForceLoop;
+	ToPlay.fStartSecond = params.fStartSecond;
+	ToPlay.fLengthSeconds = params.fLengthSeconds;
+	ToPlay.fFadeInLengthSeconds = params.fFadeInLengthSeconds;
+	ToPlay.fFadeOutLengthSeconds = params.fFadeOutLengthSeconds;
+	ToPlay.bAlignBeat = params.bAlignBeat;
 
 	/* Add the MusicToPlay to the g_MusicsToPlay queue. */
 	g_Mutex->Lock();
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameSoundManager.h b/stepmania/src/GameSoundManager.h
index e9119caa45..3fbab08a2c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameSoundManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameSoundManager.h
@@ -16,6 +16,29 @@ public:
 	~GameSoundManager();
 	void Update( float fDeltaTime );
 
+	struct PlayMusicParams
+	{
+		PlayMusicParams()
+		{
+			pTiming = NULL;
+			bForceLoop = false;
+			fStartSecond = 0;
+			fLengthSeconds = -1;
+			fFadeInLengthSeconds = 0;
+			fFadeOutLengthSeconds = 0;
+			bAlignBeat = true;
+		}
+
+		RString sFile;
+		const TimingData *pTiming;
+		bool bForceLoop;
+		float fStartSecond;
+		float fLengthSeconds;
+		float fFadeInLengthSeconds;
+		float fFadeOutLengthSeconds;
+		bool bAlignBeat;
+	};
+	void PlayMusic( PlayMusicParams params, PlayMusicParams FallbackMusic = PlayMusicParams() );
 	void PlayMusic( 
 		RString sFile, 
 		const TimingData *pTiming = NULL, 
@@ -24,8 +47,7 @@ public:
 		float length_sec = -1, 
 		float fFadeInLengthSeconds = 0,
 		float fade_len = 0, 
-		bool align_beat = true,
-		RString sFallback = "" );
+		bool align_beat = true );
 	void StopMusic() { PlayMusic(""); }
 	void DimMusic( float fVolume, float fDurationSeconds );
 	RString GetMusicPath() const;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
index fd224159e7..63a8b91724 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
@@ -289,13 +289,21 @@ void ScreenSelectMusic::CheckBackgroundRequests( bool bForce )
 
 		g_bSampleMusicWaiting = false;
 
-		SOUND->PlayMusic(
-			m_sSampleMusicToPlay, m_pSampleMusicTimingData,
-			SAMPLE_MUSIC_LOOPS, m_fSampleStartSeconds, m_fSampleLengthSeconds,
-			0.0f,
-			1.5f, /* fade out for 1.5 seconds */
-			ALIGN_MUSIC_BEATS,
-			m_sLoopMusicPath );
+		GameSoundManager::PlayMusicParams PlayParams;
+		PlayParams.sFile = m_sSampleMusicToPlay;
+		PlayParams.pTiming = m_pSampleMusicTimingData;
+		PlayParams.bForceLoop = SAMPLE_MUSIC_LOOPS;
+		PlayParams.fStartSecond = m_fSampleStartSeconds;
+		PlayParams.fLengthSeconds = m_fSampleLengthSeconds;
+		PlayParams.fFadeOutLengthSeconds = 1.5f;
+		PlayParams.bAlignBeat = ALIGN_MUSIC_BEATS;
+
+		GameSoundManager::PlayMusicParams FallbackMusic;
+		FallbackMusic.sFile = m_sLoopMusicPath;
+		FallbackMusic.fFadeInLengthSeconds = 1.5f;
+		FallbackMusic.bAlignBeat = ALIGN_MUSIC_BEATS;
+
+		SOUND->PlayMusic( PlayParams, FallbackMusic );
 	}
 }