diff --git a/src/mus2midi.cpp b/src/mus2midi.cpp
index beef4ffa42..63e59e755a 100644
--- a/src/mus2midi.cpp
+++ b/src/mus2midi.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static const BYTE StaticMIDIhead[] =
 0, 255, 81, 3, 0x07, 0xa1, 0x20
 };
 
-static const DWORD MUSMagic = MAKE_ID('M','U','S',0x1a);
+extern int MUSHeaderSearch(const BYTE *head, int len);
 
 static const BYTE CtrlTranslate[15] =
 {
@@ -110,23 +110,30 @@ static size_t WriteVarLen (TArray<BYTE> &file, int time)
 	return ofs;
 }
 
-bool ProduceMIDI (const BYTE *musBuf, TArray<BYTE> &outFile)
+bool ProduceMIDI (const BYTE *musBuf, int len, TArray<BYTE> &outFile)
 {
 	BYTE midStatus, midArgs, mid1, mid2;
 	size_t mus_p, maxmus_p;
 	BYTE event;
 	int deltaTime;
-	const MUSHeader *musHead = (const MUSHeader *)musBuf;
+	const MUSHeader *musHead;
 	BYTE status;
 	BYTE chanUsed[16];
 	BYTE lastVel[16];
 	long trackLen;
 	bool no_op;
 
-	// Do some validation of the MUS file
-	if (MUSMagic != musHead->Magic)
+	// Find the header
+	int offset = MUSHeaderSearch(musBuf, len);
+
+	if (offset < 0 || offset + (int)sizeof(MUSHeader) >= len)
 		return false;
-	
+
+	musBuf += offset;
+	len -= offset;
+	musHead = (const MUSHeader *)musBuf;
+
+	// Do some validation of the MUS file
 	if (LittleShort(musHead->NumChans) > 15)
 		return false;
 	
@@ -136,8 +143,12 @@ bool ProduceMIDI (const BYTE *musBuf, TArray<BYTE> &outFile)
 	memcpy(&outFile[0], StaticMIDIhead, sizeof(StaticMIDIhead));
 
 	musBuf += LittleShort(musHead->SongStart);
-	maxmus_p = LittleShort(musHead->SongLen);
 	mus_p = 0;
+	maxmus_p = LittleShort(musHead->SongLen);
+	if ((size_t)len - LittleShort(musHead->SongStart) < maxmus_p)
+	{
+		maxmus_p = len - LittleShort(musHead->SongStart);
+	}
 	
 	memset (lastVel, 100, 16);
 	memset (chanUsed, 0, 16);
@@ -287,10 +298,10 @@ bool ProduceMIDI (const BYTE *musBuf, TArray<BYTE> &outFile)
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool ProduceMIDI(const BYTE *musBuf, FILE *outFile)
+bool ProduceMIDI(const BYTE *musBuf, int len, FILE *outFile)
 {
 	TArray<BYTE> work;
-	if (ProduceMIDI(musBuf, work))
+	if (ProduceMIDI(musBuf, len, work))
 	{
 		return fwrite(&work[0], 1, work.Size(), outFile) == work.Size();
 	}
diff --git a/src/mus2midi.h b/src/mus2midi.h
index 6780bdf47c..6dc75dc039 100644
--- a/src/mus2midi.h
+++ b/src/mus2midi.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ typedef struct
 	// WORD UsedInstruments[NumInstruments];
 } MUSHeader;
 
-bool ProduceMIDI (const BYTE *musBuf, TArray<BYTE> &outFile);
-bool ProduceMIDI (const BYTE *musBuf, FILE *outFile);
+bool ProduceMIDI (const BYTE *musBuf, int len, TArray<BYTE> &outFile);
+bool ProduceMIDI (const BYTE *musBuf, int len, FILE *outFile);
 
 #endif //__MUS2MIDI_H__
diff --git a/src/sound/i_music.cpp b/src/sound/i_music.cpp
index 6e996bbad6..e25d4b5d62 100644
--- a/src/sound/i_music.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/i_music.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ MusInfo *I_RegisterSong (const char *filename, BYTE *musiccache, int offset, int
 
 			if (file == NULL)
 			{
-				midi_made = ProduceMIDI((BYTE *)musiccache, midi);
+				midi_made = ProduceMIDI((BYTE *)musiccache, len, midi);
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ MusInfo *I_RegisterSong (const char *filename, BYTE *musiccache, int offset, int
 				size_t did_read = fread(mus, 1, len, file);
 				if (did_read == (size_t)len)
 				{
-					midi_made = ProduceMIDI(mus, midi);
+					midi_made = ProduceMIDI(mus, len, midi);
 				}
 				fseek(file, -(long)did_read, SEEK_CUR);
 				delete[] mus;
diff --git a/src/sound/music_midi_timidity.cpp b/src/sound/music_midi_timidity.cpp
index 15e69c8a63..ea725d0da0 100644
--- a/src/sound/music_midi_timidity.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/music_midi_timidity.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ TimiditySong::TimiditySong (FILE *file, BYTE *musiccache, int len)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		success = ProduceMIDI (buf, f);
+		success = ProduceMIDI (buf, len, f);
 	}
 	fclose (f);
 	if (file != NULL) 
diff --git a/src/sound/music_mus_midiout.cpp b/src/sound/music_mus_midiout.cpp
index ef6cba16d0..68558bdadb 100644
--- a/src/sound/music_mus_midiout.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/music_mus_midiout.cpp
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ MUSSong2::MUSSong2 (FILE *file, BYTE *musiccache, int len, EMIDIDevice type)
 
 	if (file == NULL)
 	{
-		memcpy(front, musiccache, len);
+		memcpy(front, musiccache, sizeof(front));
 	}
-	else if (fread(front, 1, 32, file) != 32)
+	else if (fread(front, 1, sizeof(front), file) != sizeof(front))
 	{
 		return;
 	}
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ MUSSong2::MUSSong2 (FILE *file, BYTE *musiccache, int len, EMIDIDevice type)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		memcpy(MusHeader, front + start, 32 - start);
-		if (fread((BYTE *)MusHeader + 32 - start, 1, len - (32 - start), file) != (size_t)(len - (32 - start)))
+		memcpy(MusHeader, front + start, sizeof(front) - start);
+		if (fread((BYTE *)MusHeader + sizeof(front) - start, 1, len - (sizeof(front) - start), file) != (size_t)(len - (32 - start)))
 		{
 			return;
 		}
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ MUSSong2::MUSSong2 (FILE *file, BYTE *musiccache, int len, EMIDIDevice type)
 	{
 		return;
 	}
+
 	MusBuffer = (BYTE *)MusHeader + LittleShort(MusHeader->SongStart);
 	MaxMusP = MIN<int>(LittleShort(MusHeader->SongLen), len - LittleShort(MusHeader->SongStart));
 	Division = 140;