diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
index d727431788..c0ff0ffbd9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 //Copyright (c) 2007-2016 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 //Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 {
     public class MusicController : OverlayContainer
     {
+        private Sprite background;
+        private Box progress;
         public override void Load(BaseGame game)
         {
             base.Load(game);
@@ -15,6 +20,36 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             Height = 130;
             CornerRadius = 5;
             Masking = true;
+            Children = new Drawable[]
+            {
+                background = new Sprite
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Texture = game.Textures.Get(@"Backgrounds/bg4")//placeholder
+                },
+                new Box
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Colour = new Color4(0, 0, 0, 127)
+                },
+                new Box
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                    Height = 50,
+                    Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                    Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                    Colour = new Color4(0, 0, 0, 127)
+                },
+                progress = new Box
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                    Height = 10,
+                    Width = 0.5f,//placeholder
+                    Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                    Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                    Colour = Color4.Orange
+                }
+            };
         }
 
         //placeholder for toggling