diff --git a/assets/20-taverns.mp3 b/assets/20-taverns.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3007ebbf
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/20-taverns.mp3 differ
diff --git a/include/audio/music_manager.hpp b/include/audio/music_manager.hpp
index 981a0673..5305f208 100644
--- a/include/audio/music_manager.hpp
+++ b/include/audio/music_manager.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
     void shutdown();
 
     void playMusic(const std::string& mpqPath, bool loop = true);
+    void playFilePath(const std::string& filePath, bool loop = true);
     void stopMusic(float fadeMs = 2000.0f);
     void crossfadeTo(const std::string& mpqPath, float fadeMs = 3000.0f);
     void update(float deltaTime);
diff --git a/include/rendering/renderer.hpp b/include/rendering/renderer.hpp
index 3faa2c97..a2c051a9 100644
--- a/include/rendering/renderer.hpp
+++ b/include/rendering/renderer.hpp
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ public:
     double getLastTerrainRenderMs() const { return lastTerrainRenderMs; }
     double getLastWMORenderMs() const { return lastWMORenderMs; }
     double getLastM2RenderMs() const { return lastM2RenderMs; }
+    audio::MusicManager* getMusicManager() { return musicManager.get(); }
 
 private:
     core::Window* window = nullptr;
diff --git a/include/ui/auth_screen.hpp b/include/ui/auth_screen.hpp
index d519a2d6..3eaa90f9 100644
--- a/include/ui/auth_screen.hpp
+++ b/include/ui/auth_screen.hpp
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ public:
      */
     bool isAuthenticating() const { return authenticating; }
 
+    void stopLoginMusic();
+
     /**
      * Get status message
      */
@@ -88,6 +90,9 @@ private:
     // Background video
     bool videoInitAttempted = false;
     rendering::VideoPlayer backgroundVideo;
+
+    bool musicInitAttempted = false;
+    bool musicPlaying = false;
 };
 
 }} // namespace wowee::ui
diff --git a/src/audio/music_manager.cpp b/src/audio/music_manager.cpp
index f84aeacd..7b721662 100644
--- a/src/audio/music_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/music_manager.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,33 @@ void MusicManager::playMusic(const std::string& mpqPath, bool loop) {
     }
 }
 
+void MusicManager::playFilePath(const std::string& filePath, bool loop) {
+    if (filePath.empty()) return;
+    if (filePath == currentTrack && playing) return;
+
+    stopCurrentProcess();
+
+    std::vector<std::string> args;
+    args.push_back("-nodisp");
+    args.push_back("-autoexit");
+    if (loop) {
+        args.push_back("-loop");
+        args.push_back("0");
+    }
+    args.push_back("-volume");
+    args.push_back("30");
+    args.push_back(filePath);
+
+    playerPid = platform::spawnProcess(args);
+    if (playerPid != INVALID_PROCESS) {
+        playing = true;
+        currentTrack = filePath;
+        LOG_INFO("Music: Playing file ", filePath);
+    } else {
+        LOG_ERROR("Music: Failed to spawn ffplay process");
+    }
+}
+
 void MusicManager::stopMusic(float fadeMs) {
     (void)fadeMs;  // ffplay doesn't support fade easily
     stopCurrentProcess();
diff --git a/src/ui/auth_screen.cpp b/src/ui/auth_screen.cpp
index 75ee8d79..bdba4be5 100644
--- a/src/ui/auth_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/auth_screen.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #include "ui/auth_screen.hpp"
 #include "auth/crypto.hpp"
+#include "core/application.hpp"
 #include "core/logger.hpp"
+#include "rendering/renderer.hpp"
+#include "pipeline/asset_manager.hpp"
+#include "audio/music_manager.hpp"
 #include <imgui.h>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <fstream>
@@ -71,6 +75,23 @@ void AuthScreen::render(auth::AuthHandler& authHandler) {
         }
     }
 
+    if (!musicInitAttempted) {
+        musicInitAttempted = true;
+        auto& app = core::Application::getInstance();
+        auto* renderer = app.getRenderer();
+        auto* assets = app.getAssetManager();
+        if (renderer) {
+            auto* music = renderer->getMusicManager();
+            if (music && assets && assets->isInitialized() && !music->isInitialized()) {
+                music->initialize(assets);
+            }
+            if (music && !musicPlaying) {
+                music->playFilePath("assets/20-taverns.mp3", true);
+                musicPlaying = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     ImGui::SetNextWindowSize(ImVec2(500, 400), ImGuiCond_FirstUseEver);
     ImGui::Begin("WoW 3.3.5a Authentication", nullptr, ImGuiWindowFlags_NoCollapse);
 
@@ -197,6 +218,17 @@ void AuthScreen::render(auth::AuthHandler& authHandler) {
     ImGui::End();
 }
 
+void AuthScreen::stopLoginMusic() {
+    if (!musicPlaying) return;
+    auto& app = core::Application::getInstance();
+    auto* renderer = app.getRenderer();
+    if (!renderer) return;
+    auto* music = renderer->getMusicManager();
+    if (!music) return;
+    music->stopMusic(500.0f);
+    musicPlaying = false;
+}
+
 void AuthScreen::attemptAuth(auth::AuthHandler& authHandler) {
     // Validate inputs
     if (strlen(username) == 0) {
diff --git a/src/ui/ui_manager.cpp b/src/ui/ui_manager.cpp
index bedfcd27..c768360d 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/ui_manager.cpp
@@ -97,30 +97,35 @@ void UIManager::render(core::AppState appState, auth::AuthHandler* authHandler,
             break;
 
         case core::AppState::REALM_SELECTION:
+            authScreen->stopLoginMusic();
             if (authHandler) {
                 realmScreen->render(*authHandler);
             }
             break;
 
         case core::AppState::CHARACTER_CREATION:
+            authScreen->stopLoginMusic();
             if (gameHandler) {
                 characterCreateScreen->render(*gameHandler);
             }
             break;
 
         case core::AppState::CHARACTER_SELECTION:
+            authScreen->stopLoginMusic();
             if (gameHandler) {
                 characterScreen->render(*gameHandler);
             }
             break;
 
         case core::AppState::IN_GAME:
+            authScreen->stopLoginMusic();
             if (gameHandler) {
                 gameScreen->render(*gameHandler);
             }
             break;
 
         case core::AppState::DISCONNECTED:
+            authScreen->stopLoginMusic();
             // Show disconnected message
             ImGui::SetNextWindowSize(ImVec2(400, 150), ImGuiCond_Always);
             ImGui::SetNextWindowPos(ImVec2(ImGui::GetIO().DisplaySize.x * 0.5f - 200,