diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index 8e7071f50..455ce5f4e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include "mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp"
 #include "mwscript/extensions.hpp"
 
+#include "mwsound/soundmanager.hpp"
+
 #include "world.hpp"
 
 void OMW::Engine::executeLocalScripts()
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ void OMW::Engine::executeLocalScripts()
     for (World::ScriptList::const_iterator iter (mWorld->getLocalScripts().begin());
         iter!=mWorld->getLocalScripts().end(); ++iter)
     {
-        MWScript::InterpreterContext interpreterContext (*mWorld, iter->second);
+        MWScript::InterpreterContext interpreterContext (*mWorld, *mSoundManager, iter->second);
         mScriptManager->run (iter->first, interpreterContext);
     }
 }
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ void OMW::Engine::processCommands()
 }
 
 OMW::Engine::Engine()
-: mWorld(NULL), mDebug (false), mScriptManager (0), mScriptContext (0)
+: mWorld(NULL), mDebug (false), mSoundManager (0), mScriptManager (0), mScriptContext (0)
 {
     mspCommandServer.reset(
         new OMW::CommandServer::Server(&mCommandQueue, kCommandServerPort));
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ OMW::Engine::~Engine()
 {
 //    mspCommandServer->stop();
     delete mWorld;
+    delete mSoundManager;
     delete mScriptManager;
     delete mScriptContext;
 }
@@ -162,6 +165,8 @@ void OMW::Engine::go()
     // Create the world
     mWorld = new World (mOgre, mDataDir, mMaster, mCellName);
 
+    mSoundManager = new MWSound::SoundManager;
+
     MWScript::registerExtensions (mExtensions);
 
     mScriptContext = new MWScript::CompilerContextScript;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.hpp b/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
index 406cf2358..9217835a7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 #include "components/commandserver/command.hpp"
 #include <components/compiler/extensions.hpp>
 
-#include "mwrender/mwscene.hpp"
-
 namespace Compiler
 {
     class Context;
@@ -25,6 +23,11 @@ namespace MWScript
     class ScriptManager;
 }
 
+namespace MWSound
+{
+    class SoundManager;
+}
+
 namespace OMW
 {
     class World;
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ namespace OMW
             TsDeque<OMW::Command>                     mCommandQueue;
             std::auto_ptr<OMW::CommandServer::Server> mspCommandServer;
 
+            MWSound::SoundManager *mSoundManager;
             MWScript::ScriptManager *mScriptManager;
             Compiler::Extensions mExtensions;
             Compiler::Context *mScriptContext;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
index 7acd3822e..8edfbf580 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
 
 namespace MWScript
 {
-    InterpreterContext::InterpreterContext (OMW::World& world, MWScript::Locals *locals)
-    : mWorld (world), mLocals (locals)
+    InterpreterContext::InterpreterContext (OMW::World& world,
+        MWSound::SoundManager& soundManager, MWScript::Locals *locals)
+    : mWorld (world), mSoundManager (soundManager), mLocals (locals)
     {}
 
     int InterpreterContext::getLocalShort (int index) const
@@ -74,5 +75,10 @@ namespace MWScript
     {
         return mWorld;
     }
+    
+    MWSound::SoundManager& InterpreterContext::getSoundManager()
+    {
+        return mSoundManager;
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
index 983897087..ac5863f1a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ namespace OMW
     class World;
 }
 
+namespace MWSound
+{
+    class SoundManager;
+}
+
 namespace MWScript
 {
     struct Locals;
@@ -15,11 +20,13 @@ namespace MWScript
     class InterpreterContext : public Interpreter::Context
     {
             OMW::World& mWorld;
+            MWSound::SoundManager& mSoundManager;
             Locals *mLocals;
         
         public:
         
-            InterpreterContext (OMW::World& world, MWScript::Locals *locals);
+            InterpreterContext (OMW::World& world, MWSound::SoundManager& soundManager,
+                MWScript::Locals *locals);
             ///< The ownership of \a locals is not transferred. 0-pointer allowed.
     
             virtual int getLocalShort (int index) const;
@@ -38,6 +45,8 @@ namespace MWScript
                 const std::vector<std::string>& buttons);   
 
             OMW::World& getWorld();
+            
+            MWSound::SoundManager& getSoundManager();
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/extensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/extensions.cpp
index 2cf6eb5dc..83177b102 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/extensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/extensions.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 #include "../world.hpp"
 
+#include "soundmanager.hpp"
+
 namespace MWSound
 {
     namespace Script
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ namespace MWSound
                     MWScript::InterpreterContext& context
                         = static_cast<MWScript::InterpreterContext&> (runtime.getContext());
                         
-                    runtime.push (context.getWorld().getSoundManager().sayDone ("", context));
+                    runtime.push (context.getSoundManager().sayDone ("", context));
                 } 
         };    
     
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ namespace MWSound
                     int index = runtime[0];
                     runtime.pop();
                         
-                    runtime.push (context.getWorld().getSoundManager().getSoundPlaying (
+                    runtime.push (context.getSoundManager().getSoundPlaying (
                         "", runtime.getStringLiteral (index), context));
                 } 
         };
diff --git a/apps/openmw/world.cpp b/apps/openmw/world.cpp
index f8c416375..59db2ea9a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/world.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/world.cpp
@@ -123,9 +123,4 @@ namespace OMW
         // Cell change not implemented yet.
         return false;
     }
-    
-    MWSound::SoundManager& World::getSoundManager()
-    {
-        return mSoundManager;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/world.hpp
index a5862dec2..fc466cdc6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/world.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "apps/openmw/mwrender/playerpos.hpp"
 #include "apps/openmw/mwrender/mwscene.hpp"
 
-#include "mwsound/soundmanager.hpp"
 
 #include "refdata.hpp"
 
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ namespace OMW
             ESM::ESMReader mEsm;
             ESMS::ESMStore mStore;
             std::map<std::string, CellStore> mInteriors;
-            MWSound::SoundManager mSoundManager;
             ScriptList mLocalScripts;
     
             // not implemented
@@ -74,8 +72,6 @@ namespace OMW
             
             bool hasCellChanged() const;
             ///< Has the player moved to a different cell, since the last frame?
-            
-            MWSound::SoundManager& getSoundManager();           
     };
 }