diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/SC_GameManager.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/SC_GameManager.cs
index c628e129..d384f150 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/SC_GameManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/SC_GameManager.cs
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ public class GameManager : Script
     Input.SetMouseCentering(true);
     Application.IsCursorVisible = false;
     Application.FixDeltaTime = Time.DefaultFixDeltaTime;
+
+    AudioHandler.audioClipHandlers["SFXItemScore"] = Audio.CreateAudioClip("event:/Music/stingers/item_scored");
   }
 
   protected override void start()
@@ -244,6 +246,9 @@ public class GameManager : Script
     if (currMultiplierCombo < maxMultiplierCombo)
       currMultiplierCombo += 1;
 
+    Audio.SetParameter("Multiplier", currMultiplierCombo);
+    AudioHandler.audioClipHandlers["SFXItemScore"].Play();
+
     MultiplierTextFx fx = multiplierText.GetScript<MultiplierTextFx>();
     if (fx)
     {
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/SC_ScoringZone.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/SC_ScoringZone.cs
index 69ee949a..874ca0c7 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/SC_ScoringZone.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/SC_ScoringZone.cs
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ public class ScoringZone : Script
 
   protected override void awake()
   {
-    AudioHandler.audioClipHandlers["SFXItemScore"] = Audio.CreateAudioClip("event:/Music/stingers/item_scored");
   }
 
   protected override void onTriggerEnter(CollisionInfo info)
   {
     if (GameManager.Instance && info.GameObject.GetScript<Item>() && info.GameObject.IsActiveSelf && !info.GameObject.GetComponent<Collider>().GetCollisionShape(0).IsTrigger )
     {
-      AudioHandler.audioClipHandlers["SFXItemScore"].Play();
       GameManager.Instance.Score += info.GameObject.GetScript<Item>().Score * GameManager.Instance.currMultiplierCombo;
       GameManager.Instance.ItemScored();
       info.GameObject.SetActive(false);