diff --git a/source/fileOps/fileOps.c b/source/fileOps/fileOps.c
index 9f0d6625..6e6fafa8 100644
--- a/source/fileOps/fileOps.c
+++ b/source/fileOps/fileOps.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ en exposed s_fsop fsop structure can be used by callback to update operation sta
 #include "fileOps/fileOps.h"
 #include "gecko/gecko.hpp"
 #include "loader/utils.h"
+#include "memory/mem2.hpp"
 
 #define SET(a, b) a = b; DCFlushRange(&a, sizeof(a));
 #define STACKSIZE 8192
@@ -366,3 +367,38 @@ void fsop_deleteFile(const char *source)
 	gprintf("Deleting file: %s\n", source);
 	fsop_silentDelete(source);
 }
+
+u8 *fsop_ReadFile(const char *path, u32 *size)
+{
+	*(size) = 0;
+	if(!fsop_FileExist(path))
+		return NULL;
+	gprintf("Reading file: %s\n", path);
+
+	FILE *f = fopen(path, "rb");
+	fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END);
+	u32 filesize = ftell(f);
+	u8 *mem = (u8*)MEM2_alloc(filesize);
+	rewind(f);
+	fread(mem, filesize, 1, f);
+	fclose(f);
+
+	*(size) = filesize;
+	return mem;
+}
+
+bool fsop_WriteFile(const char *path, u8 *mem, u32 size)
+{
+	if(mem == NULL || size == 0)
+		return false;
+
+	FILE *f = fopen(path, "wb");
+	if(f == NULL)
+		return false;
+	gprintf("Writing file: %s\n", path);
+
+	fwrite(mem, size, 1, f);
+	fclose(f);
+
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/source/fileOps/fileOps.h b/source/fileOps/fileOps.h
index c6df8ac3..82aebbd2 100644
--- a/source/fileOps/fileOps.h
+++ b/source/fileOps/fileOps.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ bool fsop_CopyFile(const char *source, const char *target, progress_callback_t s
 bool fsop_CopyFolder(const char *source, const char *target, progress_callback_t spinner, void *spinner_data);
 void fsop_deleteFile(const char *source);
 void fsop_deleteFolder(const char *source);
+u8 *fsop_ReadFile(const char *path, u32 *size);
+bool fsop_WriteFile(const char *path, u8 *mem, u32 size);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/source/gc/gc.cpp b/source/gc/gc.cpp
index 888dd787..b9d76d5d 100644
--- a/source/gc/gc.cpp
+++ b/source/gc/gc.cpp
@@ -179,20 +179,8 @@ bool DEVO_Installed(const char *path)
 
 void DEVO_GetLoader(const char *path)
 {
-	//Read in loader.bin
-	const char *loader_path = fmt("%s/loader.bin", path);
-	FILE *f = fopen(loader_path, "rb");
-	if(f != NULL)
-	{
-		gprintf("Devolution: Reading %s\n", loader_path);
-		fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END);
-		loader_size = ftell(f);
-		rewind(f);
-		tmp_buffer = (u8*)MEM2_alloc(loader_size);
-		fread(tmp_buffer, 1, loader_size, f);
-		fclose(f);
-	}
-	else
+	tmp_buffer = fsop_ReadFile(fmt("%s/loader.bin", path), &loader_size);
+	if(tmp_buffer == NULL)
 	{
 		gprintf("Devolution: Loader not found!\n");
 		return;
diff --git a/source/menu/menu.cpp b/source/menu/menu.cpp
index 1f33512b..81f32cc8 100644
--- a/source/menu/menu.cpp
+++ b/source/menu/menu.cpp
@@ -1283,8 +1283,12 @@ GuiSound *CMenu::_sound(CMenu::SoundSet &soundSet, const char *domain, const cha
 	CMenu::SoundSet::iterator i = soundSet.find(upperCase(name));
 	if(i == soundSet.end())
 	{
-		if(filename != name)
-			soundSet[upperCase(filename)] = new GuiSound(fmt("%s/%s", m_themeDataDir.c_str(), filename));
+		if(filename != name && fsop_FileExist(fmt("%s/%s", m_themeDataDir.c_str(), filename)))
+		{
+			u32 size = 0;
+			u8 *mem = fsop_ReadFile(fmt("%s/%s", m_themeDataDir.c_str(), filename), &size);
+			soundSet[upperCase(filename)] = new GuiSound(mem, size, filename, true);
+		}
 		else
 			soundSet[upperCase(filename)] = new GuiSound(snd, len, filename, isAllocated);
 		return soundSet[upperCase(filename)];
@@ -1306,7 +1310,14 @@ GuiSound *CMenu::_sound(CMenu::SoundSet &soundSet, const char *domain, const cha
 	SoundSet::iterator i = soundSet.find(upperCase(filename));
 	if(i == soundSet.end())
 	{
-		soundSet[upperCase(filename)] = new GuiSound(fmt("%s/%s", m_themeDataDir.c_str(), filename));
+		if(fsop_FileExist(fmt("%s/%s", m_themeDataDir.c_str(), filename)))
+		{
+			u32 size = 0;
+			u8 *mem = fsop_ReadFile(fmt("%s/%s", m_themeDataDir.c_str(), filename), &size);
+			soundSet[upperCase(filename)] = new GuiSound(mem, size, filename, true);
+		}
+		else
+			soundSet[upperCase(filename)] = new GuiSound();
 		return soundSet[upperCase(filename)];
 	}
 	return i->second;
diff --git a/source/menu/menu_game.cpp b/source/menu/menu_game.cpp
index 76c29fc8..39eea224 100644
--- a/source/menu/menu_game.cpp
+++ b/source/menu/menu_game.cpp
@@ -1560,64 +1560,28 @@ void CMenu::_gameSoundThread(CMenu *m)
 		m->m_soundThrdBusy = false;
 		return;
 	}
-	bool custom = false;
 	u8 *custom_bnr_file = NULL;
 	u32 custom_bnr_size = 0;
 
-	bool cached = false;
 	u8 *cached_bnr_file = NULL;
 	u32 cached_bnr_size = 0;
 
 	char cached_banner[256];
 	cached_banner[255] = '\0';
 	strncpy(cached_banner, fmt("%s/%.6s.bnr", m->m_bnrCacheDir.c_str(), GameHdr->id), 255);
-	FILE *fp = fopen(cached_banner, "rb");
-	if(fp)
-	{
-		cached = true;
-		fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_END);
-		cached_bnr_size = ftell(fp);
-		fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_SET);
-		cached_bnr_file = (u8*)MEM2_alloc(cached_bnr_size);
-		if(cached_bnr_file == NULL)
-		{
-			m->m_gameSound.FreeMemory();
-			m_banner.DeleteBanner();
-			m->m_soundThrdBusy = false;
-			return;
-		}
-		fread(cached_bnr_file, 1, cached_bnr_size, fp);
-		fclose(fp);
-	}
-	else
+	cached_bnr_file = fsop_ReadFile(cached_banner, &cached_bnr_size);
+	if(cached_bnr_file == NULL)
 	{
 		char custom_banner[256];
 		custom_banner[255] = '\0';
 		strncpy(custom_banner, fmt("%s/%.6s.bnr", m->m_customBnrDir.c_str(), GameHdr->id), 255);
-		FILE *fp = fopen(custom_banner, "rb");
-		if(!fp)
+		custom_bnr_file = fsop_ReadFile(custom_banner, &custom_bnr_size);
+		if(custom_bnr_file == NULL)
 		{
 			strncpy(custom_banner, fmt("%s/%.3s.bnr", m->m_customBnrDir.c_str(), GameHdr->id), 255);
-			fp = fopen(custom_banner, "rb");
+			custom_bnr_file = fsop_ReadFile(custom_banner, &custom_bnr_size);
 		}
-		if(fp)
-		{
-			custom = true;
-			fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_END);
-			custom_bnr_size = ftell(fp);
-			fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_SET);
-			custom_bnr_file = (u8*)MEM2_alloc(custom_bnr_size);
-			if(custom_bnr_file == NULL)
-			{
-				m->m_gameSound.FreeMemory();
-				m_banner.DeleteBanner();
-				m->m_soundThrdBusy = false;
-				return;
-			}
-			fread(custom_bnr_file, 1, custom_bnr_size, fp);
-			fclose(fp);
-		}
-		if(!fp && GameHdr->type == TYPE_GC_GAME)
+		if(custom_bnr_file == NULL && GameHdr->type == TYPE_GC_GAME)
 		{
 			GC_Disc disc;
 			disc.init(GameHdr->path);
@@ -1636,9 +1600,9 @@ void CMenu::_gameSoundThread(CMenu *m)
 
 	u32 sndSize = 0;
 	u8 *soundBin = NULL;
-	if(cached)
+	if(cached_bnr_file != NULL)
 		CurrentBanner.SetBanner(cached_bnr_file, cached_bnr_size);
-	else if(custom)
+	else if(custom_bnr_file != NULL)
 		CurrentBanner.SetBanner(custom_bnr_file, custom_bnr_size, 0, true);
 	else if(GameHdr->type == TYPE_WII_GAME)
 		_extractBnr(GameHdr);
@@ -1653,12 +1617,9 @@ void CMenu::_gameSoundThread(CMenu *m)
 		m->m_soundThrdBusy = false;
 		return;
 	}
-	if(!custom && !cached && CurrentBanner.GetBannerFileSize() > 0)
-	{
-		FILE *fp = fopen(cached_banner, "wb");
-		fwrite(CurrentBanner.GetBannerFile(), 1, CurrentBanner.GetBannerFileSize(), fp);
-		fclose(fp);
-	}
+	if(cached_bnr_file == NULL && custom_bnr_file == NULL)
+		fsop_WriteFile(cached_banner, CurrentBanner.GetBannerFile(), CurrentBanner.GetBannerFileSize());
+
 	m_banner.LoadBanner(m->m_wbf1_font, m->m_wbf2_font);
 	soundBin = CurrentBanner.GetFile("sound.bin", &sndSize);
 	CurrentBanner.ClearBanner();
diff --git a/source/music/gui_sound.cpp b/source/music/gui_sound.cpp
index 949630e3..51dddc73 100644
--- a/source/music/gui_sound.cpp
+++ b/source/music/gui_sound.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ bool GuiSound::Load(const char *path)
 	}
 
 	strncpy(this->filepath, path, 255);
-	this->filepath[255] = '\0';	SetLoop(loop);
+	this->filepath[255] = '\0';
 	SetLoop(loop);
 
 	return true;