diff --git a/engines/director/lingo/lingo-the.cpp b/engines/director/lingo/lingo-the.cpp
index 93fbd4a66d3..a74c331fdaf 100644
--- a/engines/director/lingo/lingo-the.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/lingo/lingo-the.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "director/director.h"
 #include "director/cast.h"
 #include "director/frame.h"
+#include "director/sound.h"
 #include "director/sprite.h"
 #include "director/score.h"
 #include "director/lingo/lingo.h"
@@ -477,6 +478,24 @@ Datum Lingo::getTheEntity(int entity, Datum &id, int field) {
 		d.type = INT;
 		d.u.i = 1;
 		break;
+	case kTheSoundEntity:
+		{
+			switch (field) {
+			case kTheVolume:
+				{
+					SoundChannel *chan = _vm->getSoundManager()->getChannel(id.asInt());
+					if (chan) {
+						d.type = INT;
+						d.u.i = (int)chan->volume;
+					}
+				}
+				break;
+			default:
+				warning("Lingo::getTheEntity(): Unprocessed getting field \"%s\" of entity %s", field2str(field), entity2str(entity));
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		break;
 	case kTheSprite:
 		d = getTheSprite(id, field);
 		break;
@@ -506,7 +525,7 @@ Datum Lingo::getTheEntity(int entity, Datum &id, int field) {
 		break;
 	default:
 		warning("Lingo::getTheEntity(): Unprocessed getting field \"%s\" of entity %s", field2str(field), entity2str(entity));
-		d.type = VOID;
+		break;
 	}
 
 	return d;
@@ -535,6 +554,23 @@ void Lingo::setTheEntity(int entity, Datum &id, int field, Datum &d) {
 	case kThePerFrameHook:
 		warning("STUB: Lingo::setTheEntity(): setting the perframehook");
 		break;
+	case kTheSoundEntity:
+		{
+			switch (field) {
+			case kTheVolume:
+				{
+					SoundChannel *chan = _vm->getSoundManager()->getChannel(id.asInt());
+					if (chan) {
+						chan->volume = (byte)d.asInt();
+					}
+				}
+				break;
+			default:
+				warning("Lingo::setTheEntity(): Unprocessed getting field \"%s\" of entity %s", field2str(field), entity2str(entity));
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		break;
 	case kTheSprite:
 		setTheSprite(id, field, d);
 		break;
diff --git a/engines/director/score.cpp b/engines/director/score.cpp
index b12b944bcb7..dc8edfbe33f 100644
--- a/engines/director/score.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/score.cpp
@@ -2213,7 +2213,7 @@ Sprite *Score::getSpriteById(uint16 id) {
 void Score::playSoundChannel(uint16 frameId) {
 	Frame *frame = _frames[frameId];
 
-	debugC(5, kDebugLoading, "playSoundChannel(), Sound1 %d Sound2 %d", frame->_sound1, frame->_sound2);
+	debugC(5, kDebugLoading, "playSoundChannel(): Sound1 %d Sound2 %d", frame->_sound1, frame->_sound2);
 	DirectorSound *sound = _vm->getSoundManager();
 	sound->playCastMember(frame->_sound1, 1, false);
 	sound->playCastMember(frame->_sound2, 2, false);
diff --git a/engines/director/sound.cpp b/engines/director/sound.cpp
index 933b0a27238..8cd5b0b3d2e 100644
--- a/engines/director/sound.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/sound.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ DirectorSound::DirectorSound(DirectorEngine *vm) : _vm(vm) {
 	}
 
 	for (uint i = 0; i < numChannels; i++) {
-		_channels.push_back(new Audio::SoundHandle());
-		_lastPlayingCasts.push_back(0);
+		_channels.push_back(SoundChannel());
 	}
 
 	_scriptSound = new Audio::SoundHandle();
@@ -56,12 +55,17 @@ DirectorSound::DirectorSound(DirectorEngine *vm) : _vm(vm) {
 }
 
 DirectorSound::~DirectorSound() {
-	for (uint i = 0; i < _channels.size(); i++) {
-		delete _channels[i];
-	}
 	delete _scriptSound;
 }
 
+SoundChannel *DirectorSound::getChannel(uint8 soundChannel) {
+	if (soundChannel == 0 || soundChannel > _channels.size()) {
+		warning("Invalid sound channel %d", soundChannel);
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+	return &_channels[soundChannel - 1];
+}
+
 void DirectorSound::playFile(Common::String filename, uint8 soundChannel) {
 	if (debugChannelSet(-1, kDebugFast))
 		return;
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ void DirectorSound::playWAV(Common::String filename, uint8 soundChannel) {
 
 		return;
 	}
-	_lastPlayingCasts[soundChannel - 1] = 0;
+	_channels[soundChannel - 1].lastPlayingCast = 0;
 
 	Common::File *file = new Common::File();
 
@@ -112,8 +116,8 @@ void DirectorSound::playWAV(Common::String filename, uint8 soundChannel) {
 
 	Audio::RewindableAudioStream *sound = Audio::makeWAVStream(file, DisposeAfterUse::YES);
 
-	_mixer->stopHandle(*_channels[soundChannel - 1]);
-	_mixer->playStream(Audio::Mixer::kSFXSoundType, _channels[soundChannel - 1], sound);
+	_mixer->stopHandle(_channels[soundChannel - 1].handle);
+	_mixer->playStream(Audio::Mixer::kSFXSoundType, &_channels[soundChannel - 1].handle, sound, -1, _channels[soundChannel - 1].volume);
 }
 
 void DirectorSound::playAIFF(Common::String filename, uint8 soundChannel) {
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@ void DirectorSound::playAIFF(Common::String filename, uint8 soundChannel) {
 		warning("Invalid sound channel %d", soundChannel);
 		return;
 	}
-	_lastPlayingCasts[soundChannel - 1] = 0;
+	_channels[soundChannel - 1].lastPlayingCast = 0;
 
 	Common::File *file = new Common::File();
 
@@ -133,8 +137,8 @@ void DirectorSound::playAIFF(Common::String filename, uint8 soundChannel) {
 
 	Audio::RewindableAudioStream *sound = Audio::makeAIFFStream(file, DisposeAfterUse::YES);
 
-	_mixer->stopHandle(*_channels[soundChannel - 1]);
-	_mixer->playStream(Audio::Mixer::kSFXSoundType, _channels[soundChannel - 1], sound);
+	_mixer->stopHandle(_channels[soundChannel - 1].handle);
+	_mixer->playStream(Audio::Mixer::kSFXSoundType, &_channels[soundChannel - 1].handle, sound, -1, _channels[soundChannel - 1].volume);
 }
 
 void DirectorSound::playMCI(Audio::AudioStream &stream, uint32 from, uint32 to) {
@@ -151,8 +155,8 @@ void DirectorSound::playStream(Audio::AudioStream &stream, uint8 soundChannel) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	_mixer->stopHandle(*_channels[soundChannel - 1]);
-	_mixer->playStream(Audio::Mixer::kSFXSoundType, _channels[soundChannel - 1], &stream);
+	_mixer->stopHandle(_channels[soundChannel - 1].handle);
+	_mixer->playStream(Audio::Mixer::kSFXSoundType, &_channels[soundChannel - 1].handle, &stream, -1, _channels[soundChannel - 1].volume);
 }
 
 void DirectorSound::playCastMember(int castId, uint8 soundChannel, bool allowRepeat) {
@@ -176,7 +180,7 @@ void DirectorSound::playCastMember(int castId, uint8 soundChannel, bool allowRep
 					playStream(*sd->getLoopingAudioStream(), soundChannel);
 				else
 					playStream(*sd->getAudioStream(), soundChannel);
-				_lastPlayingCasts[soundChannel - 1] = castId;
+				_channels[soundChannel - 1].lastPlayingCast = castId;
 			}
 		} else {
 			warning("DirectorSound::playCastMember: couldn't find cast member %d", castId);
@@ -190,7 +194,7 @@ bool DirectorSound::isChannelActive(uint8 soundChannel) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	return _mixer->isSoundHandleActive(*_channels[soundChannel - 1]);
+	return _mixer->isSoundHandleActive(_channels[soundChannel - 1].handle);
 }
 
 int DirectorSound::lastPlayingCast(uint8 soundChannel) {
@@ -199,7 +203,7 @@ int DirectorSound::lastPlayingCast(uint8 soundChannel) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	return _lastPlayingCasts[soundChannel - 1];
+	return _channels[soundChannel - 1].lastPlayingCast;
 }
 
 void DirectorSound::stopSound(uint8 soundChannel) {
@@ -208,15 +212,15 @@ void DirectorSound::stopSound(uint8 soundChannel) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	_mixer->stopHandle(*_channels[soundChannel - 1]);
-	_lastPlayingCasts[soundChannel - 1] = 0;
+	_mixer->stopHandle(_channels[soundChannel - 1].handle);
+	_channels[soundChannel - 1].lastPlayingCast = 0;
 	return;
 }
 
 void DirectorSound::stopSound() {
 	for (uint i = 0; i < _channels.size(); i++) {
-		_mixer->stopHandle(*_channels[i]);
-		_lastPlayingCasts[i] = 0;
+		_mixer->stopHandle(_channels[i].handle);
+		_channels[i].lastPlayingCast = 0;
 	}
 	_mixer->stopHandle(*_scriptSound);
 	_mixer->stopHandle(*_pcSpeakerHandle);
diff --git a/engines/director/sound.h b/engines/director/sound.h
index 88c3514dcb2..5591fa329bc 100644
--- a/engines/director/sound.h
+++ b/engines/director/sound.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #ifndef DIRECTOR_SOUND_H
 #define DIRECTOR_SOUND_H
 
+#include "audio/mixer.h"
+
 namespace Audio {
 	class AudioStream;
 	class SoundHandle;
@@ -32,12 +34,19 @@ namespace Audio {
 
 namespace Director {
 
+struct SoundChannel {
+	Audio::SoundHandle handle;
+	int lastPlayingCast;
+	byte volume;
+
+	SoundChannel(): handle(), lastPlayingCast(0), volume(255) {}
+};
+
 class DirectorSound {
 
 private:
 	DirectorEngine *_vm;
-	Common::Array<Audio::SoundHandle *> _channels;
-	Common::Array<int> _lastPlayingCasts;
+	Common::Array<SoundChannel> _channels;
 	Audio::SoundHandle *_scriptSound;
 	Audio::Mixer *_mixer;
 	Audio::PCSpeaker *_speaker;
@@ -47,6 +56,7 @@ public:
 	DirectorSound(DirectorEngine *vm);
 	~DirectorSound();
 
+	SoundChannel *getChannel(uint8 soundChannel);
 	void playWAV(Common::String filename, uint8 soundChannel);
 	void playAIFF(Common::String filename, uint8 soundChannel);
 	void playFile(Common::String filename, uint8 soundChannel);