diff --git a/frontend/core/src/com/gameware/game/GameWare.java b/frontend/core/src/com/gameware/game/GameWare.java
index fa124df573de2e5b946d87a8cd9be0b55c3091b4..92f0913d32ceae00d35354060d669015baceb84c 100644
--- a/frontend/core/src/com/gameware/game/GameWare.java
+++ b/frontend/core/src/com/gameware/game/GameWare.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class GameWare extends ApplicationAdapter {
 	public static final String TITLE = "WackyWare!";
 	public static final String skinFilePath = "glassy/skin/glassy-ui.json";
 	private static Music music;
-	private static Boolean musicOn = true;
+	private static Boolean musicOn = false;
 	private static Boolean soundEffects = true;
 	private static Boolean darkMode = false;
 	private static String darkModeLabelString = "default";