diff --git a/src/f_finale.c b/src/f_finale.c
index 9cd2f6e14..2d391a4d8 100644
--- a/src/f_finale.c
+++ b/src/f_finale.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 static INT32 finalecount;
 INT32 titlescrollspeed = 80;
 boolean titlemapinaction = false;
+boolean titlemaptransition = false;
 
 static INT32 timetonext; // Delay between screen changes
 static INT32 continuetime; // Short delay when continuing
@@ -281,6 +282,8 @@ void F_StartCustomCutscene(INT32 cutscenenum, boolean precutscene, boolean reset
 
 void F_StartIntro(void)
 {
+	S_StopMusic();
+
 	if (introtoplay)
 	{
 		if (!cutscenes[introtoplay - 1])
@@ -1428,7 +1431,7 @@ void F_StartTitleScreen(void)
 		mapthing_t *startpos;
 
 		gamestate_t prevwipegamestate = wipegamestate;
-		titlemapinaction = true;
+		titlemapinaction = titlemaptransition = true;
 		gamemap = titlemap;
 
 		if (!mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1])
@@ -1437,9 +1440,8 @@ void F_StartTitleScreen(void)
 		maptol = mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->typeoflevel;
 		globalweather = mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->weather;
 
-		G_DoLoadLevel(true);
+		G_DoLoadLevel(true); // handles music change
 		players[displayplayer].playerstate = PST_DEAD; // Don't spawn the player in dummy (I'm still a filthy cheater)
-		//camera.subsector = NULL; // toast is filthy too
 
 		// Set Default Position
 		if (playerstarts[0])
@@ -1477,6 +1479,7 @@ void F_StartTitleScreen(void)
 	{
 		titlemapinaction = false;
 		gamemap = 1; // g_game.c
+		S_ChangeMusicInternal("_title", looptitle);
 		CON_ClearHUD();
 	}
 
@@ -1484,7 +1487,6 @@ void F_StartTitleScreen(void)
 
 	// IWAD dependent stuff.
 
-	S_ChangeMusicInternal("_title", looptitle);
 	animtimer = 0;
 
 	demoDelayLeft = demoDelayTime;
diff --git a/src/f_finale.h b/src/f_finale.h
index f710a74fb..7d41b5720 100644
--- a/src/f_finale.h
+++ b/src/f_finale.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ void F_ContinueDrawer(void);
 
 extern INT32 titlescrollspeed;
 extern boolean titlemapinaction;
+extern boolean titlemaptransition;
 
 //
 // WIPE
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 08d849a80..a3b2d9528 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -1635,6 +1635,12 @@ void G_DoLoadLevel(boolean resetplayer)
 	if (gamestate == GS_INTERMISSION)
 		Y_EndIntermission();
 
+	// cleanup
+	if (titlemaptransition)
+		titlemaptransition = false;
+	else
+		titlemapinaction = false;
+
 	G_SetGamestate(GS_LEVEL);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index 4f11c10d0..85f5d346c 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -2643,7 +2643,11 @@ boolean P_SetupLevel(boolean skipprecip)
 
 	// As oddly named as this is, this handles music only.
 	// We should be fine starting it here.
-	S_Start();
+	/// ... as long as this isn't a titlemap transition, that is
+	if (!titlemapinaction)
+		S_Start();
+	else
+		S_ChangeMusicInternal("_title", looptitle);
 
 	// Let's fade to black here
 	// But only if we didn't do the special stage wipe
@@ -2657,7 +2661,7 @@ boolean P_SetupLevel(boolean skipprecip)
 	}
 
 	// Print "SPEEDING OFF TO [ZONE] [ACT 1]..."
-	if (rendermode != render_none)
+	if (!titlemapinaction && rendermode != render_none)
 	{
 		// Don't include these in the fade!
 		char tx[64];