Index: source/soundmanager/SoundManager.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/soundmanager/SoundManager.cpp
+++ source/soundmanager/SoundManager.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2021 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2022 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@
 public:
 	CSoundManagerWorker()
 	{
-		m_Items = new ItemsList;
-		m_DeadItems = new ItemsList;
 		m_Shutdown = false;
 
 		m_WorkerThread = std::thread(Threading::HandleExceptions<RunThread>::Wrapper, this);
@@ -57,9 +55,7 @@
 
 	~CSoundManagerWorker()
 	{
-		delete m_Items;
 		CleanupItems();
-		delete m_DeadItems;
 	}
 
 	bool Shutdown()
@@ -69,8 +65,8 @@
 
 			m_Shutdown = true;
 
-			ItemsList::iterator lstr = m_Items->begin();
-			while (lstr != m_Items->end())
+			ItemsList::iterator lstr = m_Items.begin();
+			while (lstr != m_Items.end())
 			{
 				delete *lstr;
 				++lstr;
@@ -86,22 +82,22 @@
 	void addItem(ISoundItem* anItem)
 	{
 		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m_WorkerMutex);
-		m_Items->push_back(anItem);
+		m_Items.push_back(anItem);
 	}
 
 	void CleanupItems()
 	{
 		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m_DeadItemsMutex);
 		AL_CHECK;
-		ItemsList::iterator deadItems = m_DeadItems->begin();
-		while (deadItems != m_DeadItems->end())
+		ItemsList::iterator deadItems = m_DeadItems.begin();
+		while (deadItems != m_DeadItems.end())
 		{
 			delete *deadItems;
 			++deadItems;
 
 			AL_CHECK;
 		}
-		m_DeadItems->clear();
+		m_DeadItems.clear();
 	}
 
 private:
@@ -128,10 +124,10 @@
 			{
 				std::lock_guard<std::mutex> workerLock(m_WorkerMutex);
 
-				ItemsList::iterator lstr = m_Items->begin();
-				ItemsList* nextItemList = new ItemsList;
+				ItemsList::iterator lstr = m_Items.begin();
+				ItemsList nextItemList;
 
-				while (lstr != m_Items->end())
+				while (lstr != m_Items.end())
 				{
 					AL_CHECK;
 					if ((*lstr)->IdleTask())
@@ -139,20 +135,19 @@
 						if ((pauseTime == 500) && (*lstr)->IsFading())
 							pauseTime = 100;
 
-						nextItemList->push_back(*lstr);
+						nextItemList.push_back(*lstr);
 					}
 					else
 					{
 						std::lock_guard<std::mutex> deadItemsLock(m_DeadItemsMutex);
-						m_DeadItems->push_back(*lstr);
+						m_DeadItems.push_back(*lstr);
 					}
 					++lstr;
 
 					AL_CHECK;
 				}
 
-				delete m_Items;
-				m_Items = nextItemList;
+				m_Items = std::move(nextItemList);
 
 				AL_CHECK;
 			}
@@ -174,8 +169,8 @@
 
 	// Shared by main thread and worker thread:
 	// These variables are all protected by a mutexes
-	ItemsList* m_Items;
-	ItemsList* m_DeadItems;
+	ItemsList m_Items;
+	ItemsList m_DeadItems;
 
 	bool m_Shutdown;