diff --git a/Assets/Prefabs/Characters/PulverCharacter.prefab b/Assets/Prefabs/Characters/PulverCharacter.prefab
index 7ba89fdf..20c39b93 100644
--- a/Assets/Prefabs/Characters/PulverCharacter.prefab
+++ b/Assets/Prefabs/Characters/PulverCharacter.prefab
@@ -248,7 +248,9 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   m_Script: {fileID: 11500000, guid: 2bd397a60643eed45b586961ae6e3453, type: 3}
   m_Name: 
   m_EditorClassIdentifier: AppleHillsScripts::PulverAudioController
+  audioSource: {fileID: 887004370483616855}
   combineAudio: {fileID: 8300000, guid: 768a16f348fe1d94c9cc267dc7ecf3b5, type: 3}
+  itemManager: {fileID: 0}
 --- !u!82 &4467608046243604209
 AudioSource:
   m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Sound/AppleAudioSource.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Sound/AppleAudioSource.cs
index fdf60637..94d67caf 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Sound/AppleAudioSource.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Sound/AppleAudioSource.cs
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ using System;
 using System.Diagnostics.Tracing;
 using UnityEngine;
 using UnityEngine.Audio;
+using Core;
+using Core.Lifecycle;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// We automatically add the AudioSource component here so we can control it. Do not add it manually!
 /// </summary>
 [RequireComponent(typeof(AudioSource))]
-public class AppleAudioSource : MonoBehaviour
+public class AppleAudioSource : ManagedBehaviour
 {
     public enum AudioSourceType{CriticalVO,VO,Ambience,SFX,Music}
     public AudioSourceType audioSourceType;
@@ -17,8 +19,14 @@ public class AppleAudioSource : MonoBehaviour
     [HideInInspector ] public int clipPriority;
     public int sourcePriority;
 
+
+    protected override void Awake()
+    {
+        base.Awake();
+        audioSource = GetComponent<AudioSource>();
+    }
     // Start is called once before the first execution of Update after the MonoBehaviour is created
-    void OnEnable()
+    protected override void OnManagedAwake()
     {
         audioSource = GetComponent<AudioSource>();
         AudioManager.Instance.RegisterNewAudioSource(this);
@@ -54,6 +62,10 @@ public class AppleAudioSource : MonoBehaviour
 
     public void Play(int requestedClipPriority)
     {
+        if (audioSource == null)
+        {
+            audioSource = GetComponent<AudioSource>();
+        }
         clipPriority = requestedClipPriority;
         if (audioSourceType == AudioSourceType.CriticalVO || audioSourceType == AudioSourceType.VO)
         {
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Sound/BushAudioController.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Sound/BushAudioController.cs
index bfdb5db7..993422e8 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Sound/BushAudioController.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Sound/BushAudioController.cs
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ using System;
 using System.Diagnostics.Tracing;
 using UnityEngine;
 using UnityEngine.Audio;
+using Core;
+using Core.Lifecycle;
 
-public class BushAudioController : MonoBehaviour
+public class BushAudioController : ManagedBehaviour
 {
     private IAudioEventSource _eventSource;
     public AppleAudioSource VOPlayer;
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ public class BushAudioController : MonoBehaviour
 
 
     // Start is called once before the first execution of Update after the MonoBehaviour is created
-    void Start()
+    protected override void OnManagedAwake()
     {
         _eventSource = VOPlayer.audioSource.RequestEventHandlers();
         _eventSource.AudioStopped += PlayBirdCounter;
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Sound/PulverAudioController.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Sound/PulverAudioController.cs
index acba2b8a..f5c62f13 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Sound/PulverAudioController.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Sound/PulverAudioController.cs
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 using Core;
+using Core.Lifecycle;
 using UnityEngine;
 using UnityEngine.Audio;
 
-public class PulverAudioController : MonoBehaviour
+public class PulverAudioController : ManagedBehaviour
 {
-    private AppleAudioSource audioSource;
+    public AppleAudioSource audioSource;
     public AudioResource combineAudio;
     private FollowerController followerController;
     public ItemManager itemManager;
 
-    // Start is called once before the first execution of Update after the MonoBehaviour is created
-    void Start()
+    protected override void OnManagedAwake()
     {
-        audioSource = GetComponent<AppleAudioSource>();
         followerController = GetComponent<FollowerController>();
         followerController.PulverIsCombining.AddListener(PulverIsCombining);