diff --git a/src/Audio/StaticSound.cs b/src/Audio/StaticSound.cs
index b780c650..ca7188ad 100644
--- a/src/Audio/StaticSound.cs
+++ b/src/Audio/StaticSound.cs
@@ -53,11 +53,8 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Audio
 		}
 
 		// mostly borrowed from https://github.com/FNA-XNA/FNA/blob/b71b4a35ae59970ff0070dea6f8620856d8d4fec/src/Audio/SoundEffect.cs#L385
-		public static StaticSound LoadWav(AudioDevice device, string filePath)
+		public static unsafe StaticSound LoadWav(AudioDevice device, string filePath)
 		{
-			// Sample data
-			byte[] data;
-
 			// WaveFormatEx data
 			ushort wFormatTag;
 			ushort nChannels;
@@ -68,141 +65,144 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Audio
 			int samplerLoopStart = 0;
 			int samplerLoopEnd = 0;
 
-			using (BinaryReader reader = new BinaryReader(File.OpenRead(filePath)))
+			using var stream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+			using var reader = new BinaryReader(stream);
+
+			// RIFF Signature
+			string signature = new string(reader.ReadChars(4));
+			if (signature != "RIFF")
 			{
-				// RIFF Signature
-				string signature = new string(reader.ReadChars(4));
-				if (signature != "RIFF")
-				{
-					throw new NotSupportedException("Specified stream is not a wave file.");
-				}
-
-				reader.ReadUInt32(); // Riff Chunk Size
-
-				string wformat = new string(reader.ReadChars(4));
-				if (wformat != "WAVE")
-				{
-					throw new NotSupportedException("Specified stream is not a wave file.");
-				}
-
-				// WAVE Header
-				string format_signature = new string(reader.ReadChars(4));
-				while (format_signature != "fmt ")
-				{
-					reader.ReadBytes(reader.ReadInt32());
-					format_signature = new string(reader.ReadChars(4));
-				}
-
-				int format_chunk_size = reader.ReadInt32();
-
-				wFormatTag = reader.ReadUInt16();
-				nChannels = reader.ReadUInt16();
-				nSamplesPerSec = reader.ReadUInt32();
-				nAvgBytesPerSec = reader.ReadUInt32();
-				nBlockAlign = reader.ReadUInt16();
-				wBitsPerSample = reader.ReadUInt16();
-
-				// Reads residual bytes
-				if (format_chunk_size > 16)
-				{
-					reader.ReadBytes(format_chunk_size - 16);
-				}
-
-				// data Signature
-				string data_signature = new string(reader.ReadChars(4));
-				while (data_signature.ToLowerInvariant() != "data")
-				{
-					reader.ReadBytes(reader.ReadInt32());
-					data_signature = new string(reader.ReadChars(4));
-				}
-				if (data_signature != "data")
-				{
-					throw new NotSupportedException("Specified wave file is not supported.");
-				}
-
-				int waveDataLength = reader.ReadInt32();
-				data = reader.ReadBytes(waveDataLength);
-
-				// Scan for other chunks
-				while (reader.PeekChar() != -1)
-				{
-					char[] chunkIDChars = reader.ReadChars(4);
-					if (chunkIDChars.Length < 4)
-					{
-						break; // EOL!
-					}
-					byte[] chunkSizeBytes = reader.ReadBytes(4);
-					if (chunkSizeBytes.Length < 4)
-					{
-						break; // EOL!
-					}
-					string chunk_signature = new string(chunkIDChars);
-					int chunkDataSize = BitConverter.ToInt32(chunkSizeBytes, 0);
-					if (chunk_signature == "smpl") // "smpl", Sampler Chunk Found
-					{
-						reader.ReadUInt32(); // Manufacturer
-						reader.ReadUInt32(); // Product
-						reader.ReadUInt32(); // Sample Period
-						reader.ReadUInt32(); // MIDI Unity Note
-						reader.ReadUInt32(); // MIDI Pitch Fraction
-						reader.ReadUInt32(); // SMPTE Format
-						reader.ReadUInt32(); // SMPTE Offset
-						uint numSampleLoops = reader.ReadUInt32();
-						int samplerData = reader.ReadInt32();
-
-						for (int i = 0; i < numSampleLoops; i += 1)
-						{
-							reader.ReadUInt32(); // Cue Point ID
-							reader.ReadUInt32(); // Type
-							int start = reader.ReadInt32();
-							int end = reader.ReadInt32();
-							reader.ReadUInt32(); // Fraction
-							reader.ReadUInt32(); // Play Count
-
-							if (i == 0) // Grab loopStart and loopEnd from first sample loop
-							{
-								samplerLoopStart = start;
-								samplerLoopEnd = end;
-							}
-						}
-
-						if (samplerData != 0) // Read Sampler Data if it exists
-						{
-							reader.ReadBytes(samplerData);
-						}
-					}
-					else // Read unwanted chunk data and try again
-					{
-						reader.ReadBytes(chunkDataSize);
-					}
-				}
-				// End scan
+				throw new NotSupportedException("Specified stream is not a wave file.");
 			}
 
-			return new StaticSound(
+			reader.ReadUInt32(); // Riff Chunk Size
+
+			string wformat = new string(reader.ReadChars(4));
+			if (wformat != "WAVE")
+			{
+				throw new NotSupportedException("Specified stream is not a wave file.");
+			}
+
+			// WAVE Header
+			string format_signature = new string(reader.ReadChars(4));
+			while (format_signature != "fmt ")
+			{
+				reader.ReadBytes(reader.ReadInt32());
+				format_signature = new string(reader.ReadChars(4));
+			}
+
+			int format_chunk_size = reader.ReadInt32();
+
+			wFormatTag = reader.ReadUInt16();
+			nChannels = reader.ReadUInt16();
+			nSamplesPerSec = reader.ReadUInt32();
+			nAvgBytesPerSec = reader.ReadUInt32();
+			nBlockAlign = reader.ReadUInt16();
+			wBitsPerSample = reader.ReadUInt16();
+
+			// Reads residual bytes
+			if (format_chunk_size > 16)
+			{
+				reader.ReadBytes(format_chunk_size - 16);
+			}
+
+			// data Signature
+			string data_signature = new string(reader.ReadChars(4));
+			while (data_signature.ToLowerInvariant() != "data")
+			{
+				reader.ReadBytes(reader.ReadInt32());
+				data_signature = new string(reader.ReadChars(4));
+			}
+			if (data_signature != "data")
+			{
+				throw new NotSupportedException("Specified wave file is not supported.");
+			}
+
+			int waveDataLength = reader.ReadInt32();
+			var waveDataBuffer = NativeMemory.Alloc((nuint) waveDataLength);
+			var waveDataSpan = new Span<byte>(waveDataBuffer, waveDataLength);
+			stream.ReadExactly(waveDataSpan);
+
+			// Scan for other chunks
+			while (reader.PeekChar() != -1)
+			{
+				char[] chunkIDChars = reader.ReadChars(4);
+				if (chunkIDChars.Length < 4)
+				{
+					break; // EOL!
+				}
+				byte[] chunkSizeBytes = reader.ReadBytes(4);
+				if (chunkSizeBytes.Length < 4)
+				{
+					break; // EOL!
+				}
+				string chunk_signature = new string(chunkIDChars);
+				int chunkDataSize = BitConverter.ToInt32(chunkSizeBytes, 0);
+				if (chunk_signature == "smpl") // "smpl", Sampler Chunk Found
+				{
+					reader.ReadUInt32(); // Manufacturer
+					reader.ReadUInt32(); // Product
+					reader.ReadUInt32(); // Sample Period
+					reader.ReadUInt32(); // MIDI Unity Note
+					reader.ReadUInt32(); // MIDI Pitch Fraction
+					reader.ReadUInt32(); // SMPTE Format
+					reader.ReadUInt32(); // SMPTE Offset
+					uint numSampleLoops = reader.ReadUInt32();
+					int samplerData = reader.ReadInt32();
+
+					for (int i = 0; i < numSampleLoops; i += 1)
+					{
+						reader.ReadUInt32(); // Cue Point ID
+						reader.ReadUInt32(); // Type
+						int start = reader.ReadInt32();
+						int end = reader.ReadInt32();
+						reader.ReadUInt32(); // Fraction
+						reader.ReadUInt32(); // Play Count
+
+						if (i == 0) // Grab loopStart and loopEnd from first sample loop
+						{
+							samplerLoopStart = start;
+							samplerLoopEnd = end;
+						}
+					}
+
+					if (samplerData != 0) // Read Sampler Data if it exists
+					{
+						reader.ReadBytes(samplerData);
+					}
+				}
+				else // Read unwanted chunk data and try again
+				{
+					reader.ReadBytes(chunkDataSize);
+				}
+			}
+			// End scan
+
+			var sound = new StaticSound(
 				device,
 				wFormatTag,
 				wBitsPerSample,
 				nBlockAlign,
 				nChannels,
 				nSamplesPerSec,
-				data,
-				0,
-				(uint) data.Length
+				(nint) waveDataBuffer,
+				(uint) waveDataLength,
+				true
 			);
+
+			return sound;
 		}
 
-		public unsafe StaticSound(
+		public StaticSound(
 			AudioDevice device,
 			ushort formatTag,
 			ushort bitsPerSample,
 			ushort blockAlign,
 			ushort channels,
 			uint samplesPerSecond,
-			byte[] buffer,
-			uint bufferOffset, /* number of bytes */
-			uint bufferLength /* number of bytes */
-		) : base(device)
+			IntPtr bufferPtr,
+			uint bufferLengthInBytes,
+			bool ownsBuffer) : base(device)
 		{
 			FormatTag = formatTag;
 			BitsPerSample = bitsPerSample;
@@ -210,19 +210,17 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Audio
 			Channels = channels;
 			SamplesPerSecond = samplesPerSecond;
 
-			Handle = new FAudio.FAudioBuffer();
-			Handle.Flags = FAudio.FAUDIO_END_OF_STREAM;
-			Handle.pContext = IntPtr.Zero;
-			Handle.AudioBytes = bufferLength;
-			Handle.pAudioData = (nint) NativeMemory.Alloc(bufferLength);
-			Marshal.Copy(buffer, (int) bufferOffset, Handle.pAudioData, (int) bufferLength);
-			Handle.PlayBegin = 0;
-			Handle.PlayLength = 0;
+			Handle = new FAudio.FAudioBuffer
+			{
+				Flags = FAudio.FAUDIO_END_OF_STREAM,
+				pContext = IntPtr.Zero,
+				pAudioData = bufferPtr,
+				AudioBytes = bufferLengthInBytes,
+				PlayBegin = 0,
+				PlayLength = 0
+			};
 
-			LoopStart = 0;
-			LoopLength = 0;
-
-			OwnsBuffer = true;
+			OwnsBuffer = ownsBuffer;
 		}
 
 		public unsafe StaticSound(
@@ -256,35 +254,6 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Audio
 			OwnsBuffer = true;
 		}
 
-		public StaticSound(
-			AudioDevice device,
-			ushort formatTag,
-			ushort bitsPerSample,
-			ushort blockAlign,
-			ushort channels,
-			uint samplesPerSecond,
-			IntPtr bufferPtr,
-			uint bufferLengthInBytes) : base(device)
-		{
-			FormatTag = formatTag;
-			BitsPerSample = bitsPerSample;
-			BlockAlign = blockAlign;
-			Channels = channels;
-			SamplesPerSecond = samplesPerSecond;
-
-			Handle = new FAudio.FAudioBuffer
-			{
-				Flags = FAudio.FAUDIO_END_OF_STREAM,
-				pContext = IntPtr.Zero,
-				pAudioData = bufferPtr,
-				AudioBytes = bufferLengthInBytes,
-				PlayBegin = 0,
-				PlayLength = 0
-			};
-
-			OwnsBuffer = false;
-		}
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets a sound instance from the pool.
 		/// NOTE: If you lose track of instances, you will create garbage collection pressure!
diff --git a/src/Audio/StreamingSoundOgg.cs b/src/Audio/StreamingSoundOgg.cs
index 882d00ec..027faea6 100644
--- a/src/Audio/StreamingSoundOgg.cs
+++ b/src/Audio/StreamingSoundOgg.cs
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Audio
 
 		public unsafe static StreamingSoundOgg Load(AudioDevice device, string filePath)
 		{
-			var fileData = File.ReadAllBytes(filePath);
-			var fileDataPtr = NativeMemory.Alloc((nuint) fileData.Length);
-			Marshal.Copy(fileData, 0, (IntPtr) fileDataPtr, fileData.Length);
-			var vorbisHandle = FAudio.stb_vorbis_open_memory((IntPtr) fileDataPtr, fileData.Length, out int error, IntPtr.Zero);
+			var fileStream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+			var fileDataPtr = NativeMemory.Alloc((nuint) fileStream.Length);
+			var fileDataSpan = new Span<byte>(fileDataPtr, (int) fileStream.Length);
+			fileStream.ReadExactly(fileDataSpan);
+			fileStream.Close();
+
+			var vorbisHandle = FAudio.stb_vorbis_open_memory((IntPtr) fileDataPtr, fileDataSpan.Length, out int error, IntPtr.Zero);
 			if (error != 0)
 			{
 				NativeMemory.Free(fileDataPtr);
diff --git a/src/Graphics/Font/Font.cs b/src/Graphics/Font/Font.cs
index 95e8780e..cf4982e1 100644
--- a/src/Graphics/Font/Font.cs
+++ b/src/Graphics/Font/Font.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using WellspringCS;
 
 namespace MoonWorks.Graphics.Font
@@ -12,11 +13,15 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Graphics.Font
 
         public unsafe Font(string path)
         {
-            var bytes = File.ReadAllBytes(path);
-			fixed (byte* pByte = &bytes[0])
-			{
-				Handle = Wellspring.Wellspring_CreateFont((IntPtr) pByte, (uint) bytes.Length);
-			}
+	        var fileStream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+	        var fileByteBuffer = NativeMemory.Alloc((nuint) fileStream.Length);
+	        var fileByteSpan = new Span<byte>(fileByteBuffer, (int) fileStream.Length);
+	        fileStream.ReadExactly(fileByteSpan);
+	        fileStream.Close();
+
+	        Handle = Wellspring.Wellspring_CreateFont((IntPtr) fileByteBuffer, (uint) fileByteSpan.Length);
+
+	        NativeMemory.Free(fileByteBuffer);
         }
 
 		protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
diff --git a/src/Graphics/Resources/ShaderModule.cs b/src/Graphics/Resources/ShaderModule.cs
index 01b86220..61f87793 100644
--- a/src/Graphics/Resources/ShaderModule.cs
+++ b/src/Graphics/Resources/ShaderModule.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using RefreshCS;
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
 namespace MoonWorks.Graphics
 {
@@ -13,10 +14,8 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Graphics
 
 		public unsafe ShaderModule(GraphicsDevice device, string filePath) : base(device)
 		{
-			using (FileStream stream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
-			{
-				Handle = CreateFromStream(device, stream);
-			}
+			using var stream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+			Handle = CreateFromStream(device, stream);
 		}
 
 		public unsafe ShaderModule(GraphicsDevice device, Stream stream) : base(device)
@@ -24,19 +23,20 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Graphics
 			Handle = CreateFromStream(device, stream);
 		}
 
-		private unsafe static IntPtr CreateFromStream(GraphicsDevice device, Stream stream)
+		private static unsafe IntPtr CreateFromStream(GraphicsDevice device, Stream stream)
 		{
-			var bytecode = new byte[stream.Length];
-			stream.Read(bytecode, 0, (int) stream.Length);
+			var bytecodeBuffer = NativeMemory.Alloc((nuint) stream.Length);
+			var bytecodeSpan = new Span<byte>(bytecodeBuffer, (int) stream.Length);
+			stream.ReadExactly(bytecodeSpan);
 
-			fixed (byte* ptr = bytecode)
-			{
-				Refresh.ShaderModuleCreateInfo shaderModuleCreateInfo;
-				shaderModuleCreateInfo.codeSize = (UIntPtr) bytecode.Length;
-				shaderModuleCreateInfo.byteCode = (IntPtr) ptr;
+			Refresh.ShaderModuleCreateInfo shaderModuleCreateInfo;
+			shaderModuleCreateInfo.codeSize = (nuint) stream.Length;
+			shaderModuleCreateInfo.byteCode = (nint) bytecodeBuffer;
 
-				return Refresh.Refresh_CreateShaderModule(device.Handle, shaderModuleCreateInfo);
-			}
+			var shaderModule = Refresh.Refresh_CreateShaderModule(device.Handle, shaderModuleCreateInfo);
+
+			NativeMemory.Free(bytecodeBuffer);
+			return shaderModule;
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Graphics/Resources/Texture.cs b/src/Graphics/Resources/Texture.cs
index 008b7617..63f52617 100644
--- a/src/Graphics/Resources/Texture.cs
+++ b/src/Graphics/Resources/Texture.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using RefreshCS;
 
 namespace MoonWorks.Graphics
@@ -217,47 +218,44 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Graphics
 			return texture;
 		}
 
-		public static Texture LoadDDS(GraphicsDevice graphicsDevice, CommandBuffer commandBuffer, System.IO.Stream stream)
+		public unsafe static Texture LoadDDS(GraphicsDevice graphicsDevice, CommandBuffer commandBuffer, System.IO.Stream stream)
 		{
-			using (var reader = new BinaryReader(stream))
+			using var reader = new BinaryReader(stream);
+			Texture texture;
+			int faces;
+			ParseDDS(reader, out var format, out var width, out var height, out var levels, out var isCube);
+
+			if (isCube)
 			{
-				Texture texture;
-				int faces;
-				ParseDDS(reader, out var format, out var width, out var height, out var levels, out var isCube);
-
-				if (isCube)
-				{
-					texture = CreateTextureCube(graphicsDevice, (uint) width, format, TextureUsageFlags.Sampler, (uint) levels);
-					faces = 6;
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					texture = CreateTexture2D(graphicsDevice, (uint) width, (uint) height, format, TextureUsageFlags.Sampler, (uint) levels);
-					faces = 1;
-				}
-
-				for (int i = 0; i < faces; i += 1)
-				{
-					for (int j = 0; j < levels; j += 1)
-					{
-						var levelWidth = width >> j;
-						var levelHeight = height >> j;
-
-						var pixels = reader.ReadBytes(
-							Texture.CalculateDDSLevelSize(
-								levelWidth,
-								levelHeight,
-								format
-							)
-						);
-
-						var textureSlice = new TextureSlice(texture, new Rect(0, 0, levelWidth, levelHeight), 0, (uint) i, (uint) j);
-						commandBuffer.SetTextureData(textureSlice, pixels);
-					}
-				}
-
-				return texture;
+				texture = CreateTextureCube(graphicsDevice, (uint) width, format, TextureUsageFlags.Sampler, (uint) levels);
+				faces = 6;
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				texture = CreateTexture2D(graphicsDevice, (uint) width, (uint) height, format, TextureUsageFlags.Sampler, (uint) levels);
+				faces = 1;
+			}
+
+			for (int i = 0; i < faces; i += 1)
+			{
+				for (int j = 0; j < levels; j += 1)
+				{
+					var levelWidth = width >> j;
+					var levelHeight = height >> j;
+
+					var levelSize = CalculateDDSLevelSize(levelWidth, levelHeight, format);
+					var byteBuffer = NativeMemory.Alloc((nuint) levelSize);
+					var byteSpan = new Span<byte>(byteBuffer, levelSize);
+					stream.ReadExactly(byteSpan);
+
+					var textureSlice = new TextureSlice(texture, new Rect(0, 0, levelWidth, levelHeight), 0, (uint) i, (uint) j);
+					commandBuffer.SetTextureData(textureSlice, (nint) byteBuffer, (uint) levelSize);
+
+					NativeMemory.Free(byteBuffer);
+				}
+			}
+
+			return texture;
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Video/Video.cs b/src/Video/Video.cs
index 0c7b6966..38feed4b 100644
--- a/src/Video/Video.cs
+++ b/src/Video/Video.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /* Heavily based on https://github.com/FNA-XNA/FNA/blob/master/src/Media/Xiph/VideoPlayer.cs */
 using System;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using SDL2;
 
 namespace MoonWorks.Video
 {
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Video
 		internal IntPtr Handle;
 		private IntPtr rwData;
 		private void* videoData;
+		private int videoDataLength;
 
 		public double FramesPerSecond => fps;
 		public int Width => yWidth;
@@ -31,16 +34,19 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Video
 
 		public Video(string filename)
 		{
-			if (!System.IO.File.Exists(filename))
+			if (!File.Exists(filename))
 			{
 				throw new ArgumentException("Video file not found!");
 			}
 
-			var bytes = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(filename);
-			videoData = NativeMemory.Alloc((nuint) bytes.Length);
-			Marshal.Copy(bytes, 0, (IntPtr) videoData, bytes.Length);
-			rwData = SDL2.SDL.SDL_RWFromMem((IntPtr) videoData, bytes.Length);
+			var fileStream = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
+			videoDataLength = (int) fileStream.Length;
+			videoData = NativeMemory.Alloc((nuint) videoDataLength);
+			var fileBufferSpan = new Span<byte>(videoData, videoDataLength);
+			fileStream.ReadExactly(fileBufferSpan);
+			fileStream.Close();
 
+			rwData = SDL.SDL_RWFromMem((IntPtr) videoData, videoDataLength);
 			if (Theorafile.tf_open_callbacks(rwData, out Handle, callbacks) < 0)
 			{
 				throw new ArgumentException("Invalid video file!");
@@ -98,6 +104,7 @@ namespace MoonWorks.Video
 
 				// free unmanaged resources (unmanaged objects)
 				Theorafile.tf_close(ref Handle);
+				SDL.SDL_RWclose(rwData);
 				NativeMemory.Free(videoData);
 
 				IsDisposed = true;