diff --git a/src/editor/object_settings.cpp b/src/editor/object_settings.cpp
index 8cec5122d13..69f2191ab03 100644
--- a/src/editor/object_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/editor/object_settings.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ ObjectSettings::add_music(const std::string& text, std::string* value_ptr,
 
     const std::string filename = FileSystem::basename(file_path);
     const std::string title_or_filename = title.empty() ? filename : "\"" + title + "\""; // assumes path is just a filename
-    const std::string written_by = fmt::format(fmt::runtime(_("by {}")), author);
+    const std::string written_by = fmt::format(fmt::runtime(_("Author") + ": {}"), author);
     const std::string license_statement = fmt::format(fmt::runtime(_("License") + ": {}"), license);
 
     const std::string help_text =