diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.c b/src/hu_stuff.c
index f0b8219e9..bad7be2e1 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.c
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.c
@@ -998,8 +998,7 @@ static void HU_TickSongCredits(void)
 
 	if (cursongcredit.anim > 0)
 	{
-		char *str = va("\x1F"" %s", cursongcredit.def->source);
-		INT32 len = V_ThinStringWidth(str, V_ALLOWLOWERCASE|V_6WIDTHSPACE);
+		INT32 len = V_ThinStringWidth(cursongcredit.text, V_ALLOWLOWERCASE|V_6WIDTHSPACE);
 		fixed_t destx = (len+7) * FRACUNIT;
 
 		if (cursongcredit.trans > 0)
@@ -2094,29 +2093,28 @@ static void HU_DrawDemoInfo(void)
 //
 void HU_DrawSongCredits(void)
 {
-	char *str;
 	fixed_t x;
 	fixed_t y = (r_splitscreen ? (BASEVIDHEIGHT/2)-4 : 32) * FRACUNIT;
 	INT32 bgt;
 
-	if (!cursongcredit.def) // No def
+	if (!cursongcredit.def || cursongcredit.trans >= NUMTRANSMAPS) // No def
 	{
 		return;
 	}
 
-	str = va("\x1F"" %s", cursongcredit.def->source);
 	bgt = (NUMTRANSMAPS/2) + (cursongcredit.trans / 2);
 	x = R_InterpolateFixed(cursongcredit.old_x, cursongcredit.x);
 
 	if (bgt < NUMTRANSMAPS)
 	{
-		V_DrawFixedPatch(x, y - (2 * FRACUNIT), FRACUNIT, V_SNAPTOLEFT|(bgt<<V_ALPHASHIFT), songcreditbg, NULL);
+		V_DrawFixedPatch(x, y - (2 * FRACUNIT),
+			FRACUNIT, V_SNAPTOLEFT|(bgt<<V_ALPHASHIFT),
+			songcreditbg, NULL);
 	}
 
-	if (cursongcredit.trans < NUMTRANSMAPS)
-	{
-		V_DrawRightAlignedThinStringAtFixed(x, y, V_ALLOWLOWERCASE|V_6WIDTHSPACE|V_SNAPTOLEFT|(cursongcredit.trans<<V_ALPHASHIFT), str);
-	}
+	V_DrawRightAlignedThinStringAtFixed(x, y,
+		V_ALLOWLOWERCASE|V_6WIDTHSPACE|V_SNAPTOLEFT|(cursongcredit.trans<<V_ALPHASHIFT),
+		cursongcredit.text);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index fbbae6327..5f4316248 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -7291,6 +7291,7 @@ static void P_InitLevelSettings(boolean reloadinggamestate)
 	memset(&quake,0,sizeof(struct quake));
 
 	// song credit init
+	Z_Free(cursongcredit.text);
 	memset(&cursongcredit,0,sizeof(struct cursongcredit));
 	cursongcredit.trans = NUMTRANSMAPS;
 
diff --git a/src/s_sound.c b/src/s_sound.c
index cd6006aa2..cc28f3365 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.c
+++ b/src/s_sound.c
@@ -1465,16 +1465,32 @@ ReadMusicDefFields
 
 			textline = value;
 
-			/* based ignored lumps */
-			if (!stricmp(stoken, "usage")) {
-#if 0 // Ignore for now
-				STRBUFCPY(def->usage, textline);
-#endif
-			} else if (!stricmp(stoken, "source")) {
-				STRBUFCPY(def->source, textline);
-			} else if (!stricmp(stoken, "volume")) {
+			if (!stricmp(stoken, "title"))
+			{
+				Z_Free(def->title);
+				def->title = Z_StrDup(textline);
+			}
+			else if (!stricmp(stoken, "author"))
+			{
+				Z_Free(def->author);
+				def->author = Z_StrDup(textline);
+			}
+			else if (!stricmp(stoken, "source"))
+			{
+				Z_Free(def->source);
+				def->source = Z_StrDup(textline);
+			}
+			else if (!stricmp(stoken, "originalcomposers"))
+			{
+				Z_Free(def->composers);
+				def->composers = Z_StrDup(textline);
+			}
+			else if (!stricmp(stoken, "volume"))
+			{
 				def->volume = atoi(textline);
-			} else {
+			}
+			else
+			{
 				MusicDefError(CONS_WARNING,
 						"Unknown field '%s'.",
 						stoken, lumpnum, line);
@@ -1597,14 +1613,53 @@ void S_ShowMusicCredit(void)
 	{
 		if (!stricmp(def->name, music_name))
 		{
+			char credittext[128] = "";
+			char *work = NULL;
+			size_t len = 128, worklen;
+
+			if (!def->title)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			work = va("\x1F %s", def->title);
+			worklen = strlen(work);
+			if (worklen <= len)
+			{
+				strncat(credittext, work, len);
+				len -= worklen;
+
+#define MUSICCREDITAPPEND(field)\
+				if (field)\
+				{\
+					work = va(" - %s", field);\
+					worklen = strlen(work);\
+					if (worklen <= len)\
+					{\
+						strncat(credittext, work, len);\
+						len -= worklen;\
+					}\
+				}
+
+				MUSICCREDITAPPEND(def->author);
+				MUSICCREDITAPPEND(def->source);
+
+#undef MUSICCREDITAPPEND
+			}
+
+			if (credittext[0] == '\0')
+				return;
+
 			cursongcredit.def = def;
+			Z_Free(cursongcredit.text);
+			cursongcredit.text = Z_StrDup(credittext);
 			cursongcredit.anim = 5*TICRATE;
-			cursongcredit.x = cursongcredit.old_x =0;
+			cursongcredit.x = cursongcredit.old_x = 0;
 			cursongcredit.trans = NUMTRANSMAPS;
 			return;
 		}
-		else
-			def = def->next;
+
+		def = def->next;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/s_sound.h b/src/s_sound.h
index 67011f4fe..03e1673cc 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.h
+++ b/src/s_sound.h
@@ -168,8 +168,10 @@ boolean S_SpeedMusic(float speed);
 typedef struct musicdef_s
 {
 	char name[7];
-	//char usage[256];
-	char source[256];
+	char *title;
+	char *author;
+	char *source;
+	char *composers;
 	int volume;
 	struct musicdef_s *next;
 } musicdef_t;
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ typedef struct musicdef_s
 extern struct cursongcredit
 {
 	musicdef_t *def;
+	char *text;
 	UINT16 anim;
 	UINT8 trans;
 	fixed_t x;