diff --git a/engines/dragons/sound.cpp b/engines/dragons/sound.cpp
index 8b1f1cff2e6..1dc10a10fe9 100644
--- a/engines/dragons/sound.cpp
+++ b/engines/dragons/sound.cpp
@@ -510,26 +510,24 @@ void SoundManager::stopAllVoices() {
 }
 
 void SoundManager::playMusic(int16 song) {
-	char sceneName[5] = "nnnn";
-	char filename[12] = "xxxxznn.msq";
-
 	if (_currentSong == song) {
 		return;
 	}
 
 	_currentSong = song;
 
-	memcpy(sceneName, _vm->_dragonRMS->getSceneName(_vm->getCurrentSceneId()), 4);
-	snprintf(filename, 12, "%sz%02d.msq", sceneName, song);
-	debug(1, "Load music file %s", filename);
+	// Music filenames have format "xxxxznn.msq" where xxxx is the four character scene name and nn is the two digit song number
+	Common::String filename = Common::String(_vm->_dragonRMS->getSceneName(_vm->getCurrentSceneId()), 4);
+	filename += Common::String::format("z%02d.msq", song);
+	debug(1, "Load music file %s", filename.c_str());
 
-	if (!_bigFileArchive->doesFileExist(filename)) {
-		warning("Could not find music file %s", filename);
+	if (!_bigFileArchive->doesFileExist(filename.c_str())) {
+		warning("Could not find music file %s", filename.c_str());
 		return;
 	}
 
 	uint32 dataSize;
-	byte *seqData = _bigFileArchive->load(filename, dataSize);
+	byte *seqData = _bigFileArchive->load(filename.c_str(), dataSize);
 	Common::MemoryReadStream *seq = new Common::MemoryReadStream(seqData, dataSize, DisposeAfterUse::YES);
 	_midiPlayer->playSong(seq);
 	delete seq;