diff --git a/src/audio/sampman_miles.cpp b/src/audio/sampman_miles.cpp
index d625ac35..098b6efa 100644
--- a/src/audio/sampman_miles.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/sampman_miles.cpp
@@ -959,6 +959,15 @@ cSampleManager::Initialise(void)
 		
 	}
 	
+#ifdef AUDIO_CACHE
+	TRACE("cache");
+	FILE *cacheFile = fopen("audio\\sound.cache", "rb");
+	if (cacheFile) {
+		fread(nStreamLength, sizeof(uint32), TOTAL_STREAMED_SOUNDS, cacheFile);
+		fclose(cacheFile);
+		m_bInitialised = true;
+	}else {
+#endif
 	TRACE("cdrom");
 	
 	S32 tatalms;
@@ -1115,7 +1124,13 @@ cSampleManager::Initialise(void)
 			_bUseHDDAudio = false;
 	}
 #endif
-	
+#ifdef AUDIO_CACHE
+	cacheFile = fopen("audio\\sound.cache", "wb");
+	fwrite(nStreamLength, sizeof(uint32), TOTAL_STREAMED_SOUNDS, cacheFile);
+	fclose(cacheFile);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	TRACE("stream");
 	{
 		for ( int32 i = 0; i < MAX_STREAMS; i++ )
diff --git a/src/audio/sampman_oal.cpp b/src/audio/sampman_oal.cpp
index 1952f370..49ce5230 100644
--- a/src/audio/sampman_oal.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/sampman_oal.cpp
@@ -604,7 +604,13 @@ cSampleManager::Initialise(void)
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
-	
+#ifdef AUDIO_CACHE
+	FILE *cacheFile = fopen("audio\\sound.cache", "rb");
+	if (cacheFile) {
+		fread(nStreamLength, sizeof(uint32), TOTAL_STREAMED_SOUNDS, cacheFile);
+		fclose(cacheFile);
+	} else
+#endif
 	{
 	
 		for ( int32 i = 0; i < TOTAL_STREAMED_SOUNDS; i++ )
@@ -622,6 +628,11 @@ cSampleManager::Initialise(void)
 			else
 				USERERROR("Can't open '%s'\n", StreamedNameTable[i]);
 		}
+#ifdef AUDIO_CACHE
+		cacheFile = fopen("audio\\sound.cache", "wb");
+		fwrite(nStreamLength, sizeof(uint32), TOTAL_STREAMED_SOUNDS, cacheFile);
+		fclose(cacheFile);
+#endif
 	}
 		
 	LoadSampleBank(SAMPLEBANK_MAIN);
diff --git a/src/control/Record.cpp b/src/control/Record.cpp
index 30bca2f3..8dc0028a 100644
--- a/src/control/Record.cpp
+++ b/src/control/Record.cpp
@@ -439,8 +439,10 @@ void CRecordDataForChase::StartChaseScene(float startTime)
 	Status = STATE_PLAYBACK;
 	AnimTime = startTime;
 	AnimStartTime = CTimer::GetTimeInMilliseconds();
+#ifndef NO_ISLAND_LOADING
 	RemoveUnusedCollision();
 	CStreaming::RemoveIslandsNotUsed(LEVEL_SUBURBAN);
+#endif
 	CGame::TidyUpMemory(true, true);
 	CStreaming::ImGonnaUseStreamingMemory();
 	CFileMgr::SetDir("data\\paths");
diff --git a/src/core/FileLoader.cpp b/src/core/FileLoader.cpp
index 3c4ed040..63be2e7b 100644
--- a/src/core/FileLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/core/FileLoader.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ CFileLoader::LoadLevel(const char *filename)
 			LoadingScreenLoadingFile(line + 8);
 			LoadMapZones(line + 8);
 		}else if(strncmp(line, "SPLASH", 6) == 0){
+#ifndef DISABLE_LOADING_SCREEN
 			LoadSplash(GetRandomSplashScreen());
+#endif
 		}else if(strncmp(line, "CDIMAGE", 7) == 0){
 			CdStreamAddImage(line + 8);
 		}
diff --git a/src/core/config.h b/src/core/config.h
index 2ba7a021..9dd25064 100644
--- a/src/core/config.h
+++ b/src/core/config.h
@@ -275,3 +275,6 @@ enum Config {
 //#define PS2_CAM_TRANSITION	// old way of transitioning between cam modes
 #define IMPROVED_CAMERA		// Better Debug cam, and maybe more in the future
 #define FREE_CAM		// Rotating cam
+
+// Audio
+#define AUDIO_CACHE // cache sound lengths to speed up the cold boot