diff --git a/mist/TODO b/mist/TODO
index 2df27a4c..ff74be55 100644
--- a/mist/TODO
+++ b/mist/TODO
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ For release 1.0
 
 + LOADER 
 	-- save game
-	-- sound loader (into language card?)
 	-- joystick support
 	-- ^T to toggle sound
 
@@ -16,9 +15,11 @@ For release 1.0
 	-- books destroyed at end
 	-- pages removed at end
 	-- green book no talking at end?
+	-- load "red page" sound into LC and play it?
 
 + SELENA
 	-- sounds/door puzzle
+	-- load 1s clip of sounds (4k each) into language card?
 	-- have sub background change
 
 + STONEY
diff --git a/mist/audio/HOWTO b/mist/audio/HOWTO
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..262e7a6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mist/audio/HOWTO
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+pt3 file
+
+	found a theme.mid somewhere
+	ran it through 
+		ptmid -d6 theme.mid theme.mod
+	on Dosbox
+	then manually converted from mod to pt3
+
diff --git a/mist/audio/link_noise.btc.lzsa b/mist/audio/link_noise.btc.lzsa
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2429a3e0
Binary files /dev/null and b/mist/audio/link_noise.btc.lzsa differ
diff --git a/mist/audio/theme.pt3 b/mist/audio/theme.pt3
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85f08356
Binary files /dev/null and b/mist/audio/theme.pt3 differ
diff --git a/mist/graphics_title/Makefile b/mist/graphics_title/Makefile
index 78079bb0..eec40950 100644
--- a/mist/graphics_title/Makefile
+++ b/mist/graphics_title/Makefile
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@ all:	title_graphics.inc
 
 ####
 
-mist_title.lzsa:	MIST_TITLEC.BIN
-	$(LZSA) -r -f2 MIST_TITLEC.BIN mist_title.lzsa
-
-MIST_TITLEC.BIN:	mist_title.bmp
-	$(B2D) mist_title.bmp HGR -d
-
-####
-
 title_graphics.inc:	m_link_book.lzsa
 	echo "m_link_book_lzsa: .incbin \"m_link_book.lzsa\"" > title_graphics.inc
 
diff --git a/mist/graphics_title_hgr/Makefile b/mist/graphics_title_hgr/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a5d3c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mist/graphics_title_hgr/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include ../Makefile.inc
+
+B2D = ../../bmp2dhr/b2d
+PNG2GR = ../../gr-utils/png2gr
+LZSA = ~/research/lzsa/lzsa/lzsa
+
+
+all:	mist_title.lzsa
+
+####
+
+mist_title.lzsa:	MIST_TITLEC.BIN
+	$(LZSA) -r -f2 MIST_TITLEC.BIN mist_title.lzsa
+
+MIST_TITLEC.BIN:	mist_title.bmp
+	$(B2D) mist_title.bmp HGR -d
+
+####
+
+%.gr:	%.png
+	 $(PNG2GR) $< $@
+
+%.lzsa:	%.gr
+	$(LZSA) -r -f2 $< $@
+
+
+####
+
+clean:		
+		rm -f *~ *.o *.lst
diff --git a/mist/graphics_title/mist_title.lzsa b/mist/graphics_title_hgr/mist_title.lzsa
similarity index 100%
rename from mist/graphics_title/mist_title.lzsa
rename to mist/graphics_title_hgr/mist_title.lzsa
diff --git a/mist/graphics_title/notes b/mist/graphics_title_hgr/notes
similarity index 100%
rename from mist/graphics_title/notes
rename to mist/graphics_title_hgr/notes
diff --git a/mist/mist_title.s b/mist/mist_title.s
index 841e5eaf..fbcf15b6 100644
--- a/mist/mist_title.s
+++ b/mist/mist_title.s
@@ -248,7 +248,53 @@ really_exit:
 
 
 file:
-.incbin "graphics_title/mist_title.lzsa"
+.incbin "graphics_title_hgr/mist_title.lzsa"
 
 linking_noise_compressed:
 .incbin "audio/link_noise.btc.lzsa"
+
+.align $100
+theme_music:
+.incbin "audio/theme.pt3"
+
+; broderbund logo (w music)
+; cyan logo (with cyan theme)
+; myst letters appear (dramatic music)
+
+; fissure: I realized the momemnt
+; starry expanse (book big)
+; falling by starscape (I have tried to speculate)
+; falling again (still) /(left)
+; I know my aprehensions (right)
+; the ending has not yet been written (falls, blue sparks)
+; click on book, plays theme
+
+;                1         2         3
+;      0123456789012345678901234567890123456789
+.byte " I REALIZED, THE MOMENT I FELL INTO THE"
+.byte "  FISSURE, THAT THE BOOK WOULD NOT BE"
+.byte "       DESTROYED AS I HAD PLANNED."
+
+;      0123456789012345678901234567890123456789
+.byte " IT CONTINUED FALLING INTO THAT STARRY"
+.byte "     EXPANSE OF WHICH I HAD ONLY A"
+.byte "            FLEETING GLIMPSE."
+
+;      0123456789012345678901234567890123456789
+.byte "I HAVE TRIED TO SPECULATE WHERE IT MIGHT"
+.byte "     HAVE LANDED, BUT I MUST ADMIT,"
+.byte "  HOWEVER-- SUCH CONJECTURE IS FUTILE."
+
+;      0123456789012345678901234567890123456789
+.byte " STILL, THE QUESTION ABOUT WHOSE HANDS"
+.byte "  MIGHT SOMEDAY HOLD MY MYST BOOK ARE"
+.byte "            UNSETTLING TO ME."
+
+;      0123456789012345678901234567890123456789
+.byte "   I KNOW THAT MY APPREHENSIONS MIGHT"
+.byte "    NEVER BE ALLAYED, AND SO I CLOSE,"
+.byte "          REALIZING THAT PERHAPS,"
+
+;      0123456789012345678901234567890123456789
+.byte "  THE ENDING HAS NOT YET BEEN WRITTEN"
+