diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index da23d0d..52eedce 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ build/Release
 # Deployed apps should consider commenting this line out:
 # see https://npmjs.org/doc/faq.html#Should-I-check-my-node_modules-folder-into-git
 node_modules
+
+# jetbrain related directories/files
+.idea/
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2e97163..06943f7 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ function mdls(file, args, ready) {
   if (typeof args !== 'string') {
       ready = args;
   }
-  file = path.resolve(file).replace(/ /g, '\\ ')
+  file = path.resolve(file)
+      .replace(/ /g, '\\ ')
+      .replace(/\(/g, '\\(')
+      .replace(/\)/g, '\\)')
 
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       exec('mdls ' + (args ? args + ' ' : '') + file, function(err, raw_data) {
@@ -77,11 +80,17 @@ function to_js_type(key) {
 
     const as_date = new Date(value)
 
-    if(isNaN(as_date.getTime())) {
-      bad_value(key, value)
+    if(!isNaN(as_date.getTime())) {
+      return as_date
     }
 
-    return as_date
+    // handle cases like `("H.264",AAC)` where AAC doesn't
+    // get wrapped with double-quotes
+    if (/[a-zA-Z]+/.test(value)) {
+      return value
+    }
+
+    bad_value(key, value)
   }
 }