diff --git a/soh/include/functions.h b/soh/include/functions.h
index 659306dca2..22adf03624 100644
--- a/soh/include/functions.h
+++ b/soh/include/functions.h
@@ -1973,7 +1973,7 @@ s32 AudioLoad_SyncLoadInstrument(s32 fontId, s32 instId, s32 drumId);
 void AudioLoad_AsyncLoadSeq(s32 seqId, s32 arg1, s32 retData, OSMesgQueue* retQueue);
 void AudioLoad_AsyncLoadSampleBank(s32 sampleBankId, s32 arg1, s32 retData, OSMesgQueue* retQueue);
 void AudioLoad_AsyncLoadFont(s32 fontId, s32 arg1, s32 retData, OSMesgQueue* retQueue);
-u8* AudioLoad_GetFontsForSequence(s32 seqId, u32* arg1);
+u16* AudioLoad_GetFontsForSequence(s32 seqId, u32* arg1);
 void AudioLoad_DiscardSeqFonts(s32 seqId);
 s32 AudioLoad_SyncInitSeqPlayer(s32 playerIdx, s32 seqId, s32 arg2);
 s32 AudioLoad_SyncInitSeqPlayerSkipTicks(s32 playerIdx, s32 seqId, s32 arg2);
@@ -1995,7 +1995,7 @@ void Audio_QueueCmdS8(u32 arg0, s8 arg1);
 void Audio_QueueCmdU16(u32 arg0, u16 arg1);
 s32 Audio_ScheduleProcessCmds(void);
 u32 func_800E5E20(u32* arg0);
-u8* func_800E5E84(s32 arg0, u32* arg1);
+u16* func_800E5E84(s32 arg0, u32* arg1);
 s32 func_800E5EDC(void);
 s32 func_800E5F88(s32 arg0);
 void Audio_PreNMIInternal(void);
diff --git a/soh/include/z64audio.h b/soh/include/z64audio.h
index 9fb4ba6ea5..6f62e9f23e 100644
--- a/soh/include/z64audio.h
+++ b/soh/include/z64audio.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define NO_LAYER ((SequenceLayer*)(-1))
 
+#define FONT_ID_NONE 0xFFFF
+
 #define TATUMS_PER_BEAT 48
 
 #define IS_SEQUENCE_CHANNEL_VALID(ptr) ((uintptr_t)(ptr) != (uintptr_t)&gAudioContext.sequenceChannelNone)
@@ -268,7 +270,7 @@ typedef struct {
     /* 0x002 */ u8 noteAllocPolicy;
     /* 0x003 */ u8 muteBehavior;
     /* 0x004 */ u16 seqId;
-    /* 0x005 */ u8 defaultFont;
+    /* 0x005 */ u16 defaultFont;
     /* 0x006 */ u8 unk_06[1];
     /* 0x007 */ s8 playerIdx;
     /* 0x008 */ u16 tempo; // tatums per minute
@@ -376,7 +378,7 @@ typedef struct SequenceChannel {
     /* 0x04 */ u8 reverb;       // or dry/wet mix
     /* 0x05 */ u8 notePriority; // 0-3
     /* 0x06 */ u8 someOtherPriority;
-    /* 0x07 */ u8 fontId;
+    /* 0x07 */ u16 fontId;
     /* 0x08 */ u8 reverbIndex;
     /* 0x09 */ u8 bookOffset;
     /* 0x0A */ u8 newPan;
@@ -507,7 +509,7 @@ typedef struct {
     /* 0x00 */ u8 priority;
     /* 0x01 */ u8 waveId;
     /* 0x02 */ u8 sampleCountIndex;
-    /* 0x03 */ u8 fontId;
+    /* 0x03 */ u16 fontId;
     /* 0x04 */ u8 unk_04;
     /* 0x05 */ u8 stereoHeadsetEffects;
     /* 0x06 */ s16 adsrVolScaleUnused;
@@ -1176,7 +1178,7 @@ typedef struct {
     uint8_t medium;
     uint8_t cachePolicy;
     int32_t numFonts;
-    uint8_t fonts[16];
+    uint16_t fonts[16];
 } SequenceData;
 
 void Audio_SetGameVolume(int player_id, f32 volume);
diff --git a/soh/soh/resource/type/AudioSequence.h b/soh/soh/resource/type/AudioSequence.h
index 96f2022807..58994b54a2 100644
--- a/soh/soh/resource/type/AudioSequence.h
+++ b/soh/soh/resource/type/AudioSequence.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ typedef struct {
     uint8_t medium;
     uint8_t cachePolicy;
     uint32_t numFonts;
-    uint8_t fonts[16];
+    uint16_t fonts[16];
 } Sequence;
 
 class AudioSequence : public Ship::Resource<Sequence> {
diff --git a/soh/src/code/audio_load.c b/soh/src/code/audio_load.c
index 239e312f32..d7de0389a9 100644
--- a/soh/src/code/audio_load.c
+++ b/soh/src/code/audio_load.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void AudioLoad_InitSampleDmaBuffers(s32 arg0) {
 // SOH [Port] Completely reworked from decomp: SAF custom fontIds can exceed the native table; bounds-check against
 // fontMapSize to avoid OOB reads.
 s32 AudioLoad_IsFontLoadComplete(s32 fontId) {
-    if (fontId == 0xFF) {
+    if (fontId == FONT_ID_NONE) {
         return true;
     }
     // Resolve indirection (identity for FONT_TABLE today, but kept for parity with other tables).
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ s32 AudioLoad_IsSampleLoadComplete(s32 sampleBankId) {
 }
 
 void AudioLoad_SetFontLoadStatus(s32 fontId, s32 status) {
-    if ((fontId != 0xFF) && ((size_t)fontId < fontMapSize) && (gAudioContext.fontLoadStatus[fontId] != 5)) {
+    if ((fontId != FONT_ID_NONE) && ((size_t)fontId < fontMapSize) && (gAudioContext.fontLoadStatus[fontId] != 5)) {
         gAudioContext.fontLoadStatus[fontId] = status;
     }
 }
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ SoundFontData* AudioLoad_SyncLoadSeqFonts(s32 seqId, u32* outDefaultFontId) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    fontId = 0xFF;
+    fontId = FONT_ID_NONE;
     index = ((u16*)gAudioContext.sequenceFontTable)[seqId];
     numFonts = gAudioContext.sequenceFontTable[index++];
 
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ void AudioLoad_AsyncLoadFont(s32 fontId, s32 arg1, s32 retData, OSMesgQueue* ret
     AudioLoad_AsyncLoad(FONT_TABLE, fontId, 0, retData, retQueue);
 }
 
-u8* AudioLoad_GetFontsForSequence(s32 seqId, u32* outNumFonts) {
+u16* AudioLoad_GetFontsForSequence(s32 seqId, u32* outNumFonts) {
     s32 index;
 
     // Check for NA_BGM_DISABLED and account for seqId that are stripped with `& 0xFF` by the caller
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ s32 AudioLoad_SyncInitSeqPlayerInternal(s32 playerIdx, s32 seqId, s32 arg2) {
 
     AudioSeq_SequencePlayerDisable(seqPlayer);
 
-    fontId = 0xFF;
+    fontId = FONT_ID_NONE;
 
     // seqId is the resolved 16-bit id from func_800F9280(). Reject ids with no loaded sequence; the
     // map has sequenceMapSize + 0xF slots (custom ids skip the reserved 129-135 range).
@@ -1407,9 +1407,13 @@ void AudioLoad_Init(void* heap, size_t heapSize) {
         SequenceData* sDat = ResourceMgr_LoadSeqPtrByName(customSeqList[j]);
 
         if (sDat->numFonts == -1) {
+            uint8_t crcBytes[sizeof(uint64_t)];
             uint64_t crc;
 
-            memcpy(&crc, sDat->fonts, sizeof(uint64_t));
+            for (size_t b = 0; b < sizeof(crcBytes); b++) {
+                crcBytes[b] = (uint8_t)sDat->fonts[b];
+            }
+            memcpy(&crc, crcBytes, sizeof(crc));
             const char* res = ResourceGetNameByCrc(crc);
             if (res == NULL) {
                 // Passing a null buffer and length of 0 to snprintf will return the required numbers of characters the
@@ -1426,6 +1430,10 @@ void AudioLoad_Init(void* heap, size_t heapSize) {
                 continue;
             }
             SoundFont* sf = ResourceMgr_LoadAudioSoundFontByName(res);
+            if (sf->fntIndex >= FONT_ID_NONE) {
+                LUSLOG_ERROR("Font limit (0xFFFF) exceeded; sequence \"%s\" skipped.", customSeqList[j]);
+                continue;
+            }
             memset(&sDat->fonts[0], 0, sizeof(sDat->fonts));
             sDat->fonts[0] = sf->fntIndex;
             sDat->numFonts = 1;
diff --git a/soh/src/code/audio_playback.c b/soh/src/code/audio_playback.c
index cffe35e1ca..e4709d76be 100644
--- a/soh/src/code/audio_playback.c
+++ b/soh/src/code/audio_playback.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ SoundFontSound* Audio_InstrumentGetSound(Instrument* instrument, s32 semitone) {
 Instrument* Audio_GetInstrumentInner(s32 fontId, s32 instId) {
     Instrument* inst;
 
-    if (fontId == 0xFF) {
+    if (fontId == FONT_ID_NONE) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ Instrument* Audio_GetInstrumentInner(s32 fontId, s32 instId) {
 Drum* Audio_GetDrum(s32 fontId, s32 drumId) {
     Drum* drum = NULL;
 
-    if (fontId == 0xFF) {
+    if (fontId == FONT_ID_NONE) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ Drum* Audio_GetDrum(s32 fontId, s32 drumId) {
 SoundFontSound* Audio_GetSfx(s32 fontId, s32 sfxId) {
     SoundFontSound* sfx = NULL;
 
-    if (fontId == 0xFF) {
+    if (fontId == FONT_ID_NONE) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ SoundFontSound* Audio_GetSfx(s32 fontId, s32 sfxId) {
 }
 
 s32 Audio_SetFontInstrument(s32 instrumentType, s32 fontId, s32 index, void* value) {
-    if (fontId == 0xFF) {
+    if (fontId == FONT_ID_NONE) {
         return -1;
     }
 
diff --git a/soh/src/code/audio_seqplayer.c b/soh/src/code/audio_seqplayer.c
index b99d29e1ed..92efecd02e 100644
--- a/soh/src/code/audio_seqplayer.c
+++ b/soh/src/code/audio_seqplayer.c
@@ -1005,6 +1005,7 @@ void AudioSeq_SequenceChannelProcessScript(SequenceChannel* channel) {
         u32 parameters[3];
         s8 signedParam;
         u8 command = AudioSeq_ScriptReadU8(scriptState);
+        u16 fontId;
         u8 lowBits;
         u8 highBits;
         s32 result;
@@ -1060,20 +1061,20 @@ void AudioSeq_SequenceChannelProcessScript(SequenceChannel* channel) {
                         break;
                     case 0xEB:
                         result = (u8)parameters[0];
-                        command = (u8)parameters[0];
+                        fontId = (u8)parameters[0];
 
-                        if (seqPlayer->defaultFont != 0xFF) {
+                        if (seqPlayer->defaultFont != FONT_ID_NONE) {
                             if (gAudioContext.seqReplaced[seqPlayer->playerIdx]) {
                                 seqPlayer->seqId = gAudioContext.seqToPlay[seqPlayer->playerIdx];
                                 gAudioContext.seqReplaced[seqPlayer->playerIdx] = 0;
                             }
                             u16 seqId = AudioEditor_GetReplacementSeq(seqPlayer->seqId);
                             SequenceData sDat = ResourceMgr_LoadSeqByName(sequenceMap[seqId]);
-                            command = sDat.fonts[sDat.numFonts - result - 1];
+                            fontId = sDat.fonts[sDat.numFonts - result - 1];
                         }
 
-                        if (AudioHeap_SearchCaches(FONT_TABLE, CACHE_EITHER, command)) {
-                            channel->fontId = command;
+                        if (AudioHeap_SearchCaches(FONT_TABLE, CACHE_EITHER, fontId)) {
+                            channel->fontId = fontId;
                         }
 
                         parameters[0] = parameters[1];
@@ -1175,9 +1176,9 @@ void AudioSeq_SequenceChannelProcessScript(SequenceChannel* channel) {
                         break;
                     case 0xC6:
                         result = (u8)parameters[0];
-                        command = (u8)parameters[0];
+                        fontId = (u8)parameters[0];
 
-                        if (seqPlayer->defaultFont != 0xFF) {
+                        if (seqPlayer->defaultFont != FONT_ID_NONE) {
                             if (gAudioContext.seqReplaced[seqPlayer->playerIdx]) {
                                 seqPlayer->seqId = gAudioContext.seqToPlay[seqPlayer->playerIdx];
                                 gAudioContext.seqReplaced[seqPlayer->playerIdx] = 0;
@@ -1190,11 +1191,11 @@ void AudioSeq_SequenceChannelProcessScript(SequenceChannel* channel) {
                             if (result > sDat.numFonts)
                                 break;
 
-                            command = sDat.fonts[(sDat.numFonts - result - 1)];
+                            fontId = sDat.fonts[(sDat.numFonts - result - 1)];
                         }
 
-                        if (AudioHeap_SearchCaches(FONT_TABLE, CACHE_EITHER, command)) {
-                            channel->fontId = command;
+                        if (AudioHeap_SearchCaches(FONT_TABLE, CACHE_EITHER, fontId)) {
+                            channel->fontId = fontId;
                         }
 
                         break;
diff --git a/soh/src/code/code_800E4FE0.c b/soh/src/code/code_800E4FE0.c
index 3d6c9c571c..e9bd7ac649 100644
--- a/soh/src/code/code_800E4FE0.c
+++ b/soh/src/code/code_800E4FE0.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ u32 func_800E5E20(u32* out) {
     return sp1C >> 0x18;
 }
 
-u8* func_800E5E84(s32 arg0, u32* arg1) {
+u16* func_800E5E84(s32 arg0, u32* arg1) {
     return AudioLoad_GetFontsForSequence(arg0, arg1);
 }
 
diff --git a/soh/src/code/code_800EC960.c b/soh/src/code/code_800EC960.c
index 31fc49de45..a118f33883 100644
--- a/soh/src/code/code_800EC960.c
+++ b/soh/src/code/code_800EC960.c
@@ -5016,8 +5016,8 @@ void func_800F5C2C(void) {
 void Audio_PlayFanfare(u16 seqId) {
     u16 curSeqId;
     u32 outNumFonts;
-    u8* curFontId;
-    u8* requestedFontId;
+    u16* curFontId;
+    u16* requestedFontId;
 
     curSeqId = func_800FA0B4(SEQ_PLAYER_FANFARE);