diff --git a/vacation.p8 b/vacation.p8
index 7180a1d..40a5593 100644
--- a/vacation.p8
+++ b/vacation.p8
@@ -149,20 +149,38 @@ function _init()
  awakener_hold_frames = 0
  -- debug mode: skip splahes
  mainview = ao_splash.new()
+ menuitem(1, "⬅️ music: on ➡️", cycle_music)
+ musicmode = 0
  --arm_awakener()
  --mainview=newtitle()
 end
 
+mlbl={"on", "text", "game", "off"}
+
+function cycle_music(b)
+ if b & 1 ~= 0 then
+  -- left
+  musicmode -= 1
+  if (musicmode < 0) musicmode = 3
+ elseif b & 34 ~= 0 then
+  musicmode += 1
+  if (musicmode > 3) musicmode = 0
+ end
+ if (mainview and mainview.onmchg) mainview:onmchg(musicmode)
+ menuitem(nil, "⬅️ music: "..mlbl[musicmode+1].." ➡️")
+ return true -- stay open
+end
+
 function arm_awakener()
  awakener_hold_frames=0
  awakener_armed=true
- menuitem(1, "awaken now", awaken_now)
+ menuitem(2, "awaken now", awaken_now)
 end
 
 function awaken_now()
  exit_dither = ditherer.new{di=1}
  awakener_armed = false
- menuitem(1)
+ menuitem(2)
 end
 
 function _update60()
@@ -702,7 +720,16 @@ function zonk_mode:av()
  if (type(self.file) == "string") self.file = split(self.file, "\n")
  if (not self.file) self:nf()
  assert(self.file)
- if (self.bgm) music(self.bgm,1000,7)
+ if (self.bgm and (musicmode & 2 == 0)) music(self.bgm,1000,7)
+end
+
+function zonk_mode:onmchg()
+ if (musicmode & 2 == 0 and not self.xbgm) then
+  music(self.nextbgm or self.bgm or -1, 500, 7)
+  self.nextbgm = nil
+ else
+  music(-1, 250)
+ end
 end
 
 function zonk_mode:nf()
@@ -832,7 +859,7 @@ function zonk_mode:u()
  self.brth:u()
  self.txt_frame:u()
  if (self.d and self.d:u()) seq:next()
- if not self.d and self.nextbgm and not self.xbgm and stat(56) <= 0 then
+ if not self.d and self.nextbgm and not self.xbgm and (musicmode & 2 == 0) and stat(56) <= 0 then
   music(self.nextbgm, 500, 7)
   self.nextbgm = nil
  end
@@ -1126,6 +1153,9 @@ function title_screen:av()
  self.a:av()
  font_monogram()
 end
+function title_screen:onmchg()
+ self.a:onmchg()
+end
 
 function title_screen:draw()
  self.a:draw()
@@ -1493,10 +1523,14 @@ mknew(arcade_level, function(x)
 end)
 
 function arcade_level:av()
- music(0,1000,7)
+ if (musicmode & 1 ==0) music(0,1000,7)
  font_compact()
 end
 
+function ggwp:onmchg()
+ music((musicmode & 0x1 == 0) and 0 or -1, 500, 7)
+end
+
 function arcade_level:u()
  if self.phin.entered then
   if self.wordtimer <= 0 and self.wordremain > 0 then
@@ -1637,6 +1671,7 @@ mknew(ggwp)
 
 function ggwp:av()
  font_monogram()
+ if (musicmode & 1 == 0) music(0,500,7)
  local score_pct = 100
  if seq.max_score ~= 0 then
   score_pct = seq.score/seq.max_score*100\1
@@ -1676,6 +1711,10 @@ accomplishment already. will you
  end
 end
 
+function ggwp:onmchg()
+ music((musicmode & 0x1 == 0) and 0 or -1, 500, 7)
+end
+
 function ggwp:u()
  if (hz(2) ~= self.lasthz) self.col = irnd(8)+8
  self.lasthz = hz(2)