diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f77b761..a9a9d00 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ version = "0.35.2"
 features = ["image", "ttf"]
 
 [dependencies]
-rodio = "0.15.0"
+rodio = { version = "0.11.1", optional = true}
 
 [features]
 default = []
 static = ["sdl2/static-link", "sdl2/bundled"]
+audio = ["dep:rodio"]
diff --git a/output.mp3 b/output.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99ba4f1
Binary files /dev/null and b/output.mp3 differ
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 3735ef5..d5a84db 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ use std::{
     path::Path,
     slice::IterMut,
 };
-use std::{thread, time, process::Command};
+use std::{thread};
 use sdl2::{
     image::ImageRWops,
     mouse::MouseButton,
@@ -776,20 +776,19 @@ impl Game {
 /// ```
 /// play(String::from("/path/to/song.mp3", 15));
 /// ```
-pub fn play(x: String, y: u64) -> thread::JoinHandle<()> {
-        let wack = thread::spawn(move || {
+#[cfg(feature = "audio")]
+pub fn play<P: AsRef<Path> + std::marker::Send + 'static>(x: P, y: u64) -> thread::JoinHandle<()> {
+        thread::spawn(move || {
             let (_stream, stream_handle) = OutputStream::try_default().unwrap();
             // Load a sound from a file, using a path relative to Cargo.toml
             let file = BufReader::new(File::open(x).unwrap());
             // Decode that sound file into a source
             let source = Decoder::new(file).unwrap();
             // Play the sound directly on the device
-            stream_handle.play_raw(source.convert_samples());
+            stream_handle.play_raw(source.convert_samples()).unwrap();
 
             // The sound plays in a separate audio thread,
             // so we need to keep the main thread alive while it's playing.
             std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(y));
-
-        });
-        wack
+        })
     }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 77599ea..2c2b047 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #![warn(clippy::pedantic)]
 
-use cat_box::{draw_text, get_keyboard_state, get_mouse_state, Game, Sprite, SpriteCollection};
+use cat_box::{draw_text, get_keyboard_state, get_mouse_state, Game, Sprite, SpriteCollection, play};
 use sdl2::keyboard::Scancode;
 
 fn main() {
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ fn main() {
             coll.push(x);
         }
     }
+    play(String::from("output.mp3"), 120);
     game.run(|ctx| {
         i = (i + 1) % 255;
         ctx.set_background_colour(i as u8, 64, 255);