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Released January 28, 2020. Contains ~~26 of~~ the 33 songs ~~released for the game, lightly re-ordered for the vinyl format~~. On vinyl, Side A: 1-6; Side B: 7-12; Side C: 13-19; Side D: 20-26. Music by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by [[Theo Karon]] at Hotel Earth in Los Angeles, CA. "Dark Rum Noir" and "My Light Heaven" are performed in-game by [[Cyrano Cole]] but are not credited as such on this release.

Released January 28, 2020. Contains 23 songs from the prior soundtracks and 3 previously unreleased songs. On vinyl, Side A: 1-6; Side B: 7-12; Side C: 13-19; Side D: 20-26. Music by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by [[Theo Karon]] at Hotel Earth in Los Angeles, CA. "Dark Rum Noir" and "My Light Heaven" are performed in-game by [[Cyrano Cole]] but are not credited as such on this release.

Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-original-soundtrack here].

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Released June 14, 2013. Written, produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt and mastered by Jake Elliott. A remastered version was released on January 28, 2020, produced by Ben Babbitt and mastered by Theo Karen.

"Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces" was recorded by Ben Babbitt and Andy Spillman at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Highland Park, IL. "Long Journey Home" features vocals by Emily Cross, with Bob Buckstaff on double bass. The original release of the song featured a four-count and a brief snippet of studio room tone, and is 2:02 in length. These are edited out for the remastered version, which has a length of 1:58.

"Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces" was recorded by Ben Babbitt and Andy Spillman at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Highland Park, IL. "Long Journey Home" features vocals by Emily Cross, with Bob Buckstaff on double bass. The original release of the song featured a four-count and a brief snippet of studio room tone, and is 2:02 in length. These are edited out for the remastered version, which has a length of 1:58. The "Solo" version of the song originally came with roughly 23 seconds of silence at the end of the track, giving it a length of 3:40; this was trimmed out for the 2020 remaster.

Listen to selected tracks from this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-ii here].

== ''The Entertainment'' ==

{{Tracklist

| title = The Entertainment Soundtrack

| albumart = The Entertainment soundtrack album art.jpg

| title1 = Letter Full of Promises

| length1 = 3:28

| note1 = feat. [[wikipedia:Juanita Rogers|Juanita Rogers]]

}}

Released November 26, 2013. A remastered version was released on January 28, 2020.

Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/the-entertainment-soundtrack here].

=== Sound cues ===

The various sound effects featured in ''The Entertainment'' were made available on May 12, 2017 as part of the [https://kentuckyroutezero.com/the-entertainment/vr.txt updated "VR version" instructions] (which ask the player to print out the script, download the sound cues, and stage their own version of the play). "Letter Full of Promises" is listed here as "Jukebox Love Song".

{{Tracklist

| title =  

| albumart = EntertainmentHead.png

| title1 = Distant Highway

| length1 = 1:02

| title2 = Drone 1

| length2 = 0:32

| title3 = Glasses Clinking

| length3 = 0:01

| title4 = Car Passing By

| length4 = 0:09

| title5 = Distant Highway

| length5 = 1:02

| title6 = Nature Program

| length6 = 1:42

| title7 = Drone 2

| length7 = 0:32

| title8 = Door Opening

| length8 = 0:01

| title9 = Door Closing

| length9 = 0:01

| title10 = Car Passing By

| length10 = 0:09

| title11 = Distant Highway

| length11 = 1:02

| title12 = Drone 3

| length12 = 0:32

| title1 = Distant Highway

| length1 = 1:02

| title14 = Jukebox Love Song

| length14 = 3:28

| note14 = feat. [[wikipedia:Juanita Rogers|Juanita Rogers]]

| title15 = Disconcerting Hum

| length15 = 0:22

}}

Download and listen to the sound cues [https://web.archive.org/web/20230725054424/http://kentuckyroutezero.com/the-entertainment/TheEntertainment_SoundCues.zip here] (ZIP file).

== Act III ==

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| title4 = Too Late to Love You

| length4 = 5:57

| note4 = by [[Junebug]]

| title5 = What Would You Give

| length5 = 3:27

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Released May 6, 2014. Written, produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt and mastered by Jake Elliott. A remastered version was released on January 28, 2020, produced by Ben Babbitt and mastered by Theo Karen.

"Too Late To Love You" features lyrics by Jake Elliott. The original release of ''Act III'' included the in-game vocal take and a short ambient section after the first chorus (the same found in-game when taking time to decide on a lyrical option), and is 6:14 in length. The newer master by Theo Karon features a different vocal take and is the same version found on Junebug's album ''[[Music#Too Late to Love You|Too Late to Love You]]'', with a length of 5:57.

"Too Late To Love You" features lyrics by Jake Elliott. The original release of ''Act III'' included the in-game vocal take and a short ambient section after the first chorus (the same found in-game when taking time to decide on a lyrical option), and is 6:14 in length. The newer master by Theo Karon features a different vocal take and is the same version found on Junebug's album ''[[Music#Too Late to Love You|Too Late to Love You]]'', with a length of 5:57. This release does not credit the song to Junebug, unlike the ''Original Soundtrack''.

"What Would You Give" features vocals by Emily Cross, with Bob Buckstaff on upright bass.

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Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-v here].

~~== ''The Entertainment'' ==~~

~~{{Tracklist~~

~~| title = The Entertainment Soundtrack~~

~~| albumart = The Entertainment soundtrack album art.jpg~~

~~| title1 = Letter Full of Promises~~

~~| length1 = 3:28~~

~~| note1 = feat. [[wikipedia:Juanita Rogers|Juanita Rogers]]~~

}}

~~Released November 26, 2013. A remaster was released on January 28, 2020.~~

~~Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/the-entertainment-soundtrack here].~~

== ''Too Late to Love You'' ==

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Released October 2, 2020. Written and produced by Ben Babbitt in 2014–15 at the Coach House in Chicago, IL and Hotel Earth in Los Angeles, CA. Artwork and design by Camilo Medina. On vinyl, Side A: 1-6; Side B: 7-11.

The title of "Intro" was changed to "Overture" on Junebug's Bandcamp page on or before October 7, 2025.

The single "Static Between Stations" was released August 23, 2016 and was previously available to listen to [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/track/static-between-stations-2 here] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20180912210619/https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/track/static-between-stations-2 archived copy]). A music video for this song is viewable [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHR0A8YYnig here]. The music video was directed by Rebecca Rau and Alex Tyson, and stars Mireya Lucio, Theo Karon, and Ben Babbitt; makeup is by Alina Cutrono with costumes by Anna Leocha and Alina Cutrono, with special thanks to Tim Horner.

~~A short teaser video~~, ~~using~~ the ~~song~~ "~~Interlude~~", ~~was made available on~~ the ~~WEVP-TV website and~~ can be ~~watched~~ [~~http~~://~~wevp~~.tv/~~vdb/junebug~~-~~fog.mp4~~ here].

"Too Late to Love You" appears in-game in ''[[Act III]]'' as an interactive scene in [[The Lower Depths]]. Players are able to choose one of three options, for each of the three verses, for Junebug to sing; one "definitive" lyric is presented on this album. "Sky Remains" and "Deeply in Mind" appear in-game in ''[[Act IV]]'', playing as background music inside of the gas station. "Deeply in Mind" can also be heard in the Act IV Observational Trailer, viewable [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bFCNFqf_-0 here].

~~"Too Late to Love You" appears in-game in ''[[Act III]]'' as an interactive scene in [[The Lower Depths]]. Players are able to choose one of three options~~, ~~for each of~~ the ~~three verses, for Junebug to sing; one~~ "~~definitive~~" ~~lyric is presented~~ on ~~this album. "Sky Remains"~~ and ~~"Deeply in Mind" appear in-game in ''[[Act IV]]'', playing as background music inside of the gas station. "Deeply in Mind"~~ can ~~also~~ be ~~heard in the Act IV Observational Trailer, viewable~~ [https://~~www~~.~~youtube~~.~~com~~/~~watch?v=9bFCNFqf_~~-0 here].

A short teaser video, using the song "Interlude", was made available on the WEVP-TV website and can be watched [https://sloth.cardboard.computer/vdb/junebug-fog.mp4 here].

Listen to this album [https://junebug.bandcamp.com/album/too-late-to-love-you here].

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-Released January 28, 2020. Contains 26 of the 33 songs released for the game, lightly re-ordered for the vinyl format. On vinyl, Side A: 1-6; Side B: 7-12; Side C: 13-19; Side D: 20-26. Music by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by [[Theo Karon]] at Hotel Earth in Los Angeles, CA. "Dark Rum Noir" and "My Light Heaven" are performed in-game by [[Cyrano Cole]] but are not credited as such on this release.
+Released January 28, 2020. Contains 23 songs from the prior soundtracks and 3 previously unreleased songs. On vinyl, Side A: 1-6; Side B: 7-12; Side C: 13-19; Side D: 20-26. Music by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by [[Theo Karon]] at Hotel Earth in Los Angeles, CA. "Dark Rum Noir" and "My Light Heaven" are performed in-game by [[Cyrano Cole]] but are not credited as such on this release.
 Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-original-soundtrack here].
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 Released June 14, 2013. Written, produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt and mastered by Jake Elliott. A remastered version was released on January 28, 2020, produced by Ben Babbitt and mastered by Theo Karen.
-"Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces" was recorded by Ben Babbitt and Andy Spillman at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Highland Park, IL. "Long Journey Home" features vocals by Emily Cross, with Bob Buckstaff on double bass. The original release of the song featured a four-count and a brief snippet of studio room tone, and is 2:02 in length. These are edited out for the remastered version, which has a length of 1:58.
+"Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces" was recorded by Ben Babbitt and Andy Spillman at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Highland Park, IL. "Long Journey Home" features vocals by Emily Cross, with Bob Buckstaff on double bass. The original release of the song featured a four-count and a brief snippet of studio room tone, and is 2:02 in length. These are edited out for the remastered version, which has a length of 1:58. The "Solo" version of the song originally came with roughly 23 seconds of silence at the end of the track, giving it a length of 3:40; this was trimmed out for the 2020 remaster.
 Listen to selected tracks from this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-ii here].
+== ''The Entertainment'' ==
+{{Tracklist
+| title    = The Entertainment Soundtrack
+| albumart = The Entertainment soundtrack album art.jpg
+| title1   = Letter Full of Promises
+| length1  = 3:28
+| note1    = feat. [[wikipedia:Juanita Rogers|Juanita Rogers]]
+}}
+Released November 26, 2013. A remastered version was released on January 28, 2020.
+Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/the-entertainment-soundtrack here].
+=== Sound cues ===
+The various sound effects featured in ''The Entertainment'' were made available on May 12, 2017 as part of the [https://kentuckyroutezero.com/the-entertainment/vr.txt updated "VR version" instructions] (which ask the player to print out the script, download the sound cues, and stage their own version of the play). "Letter Full of Promises" is listed here as "Jukebox Love Song".
+{{Tracklist
+| title    = &nbsp;
+| albumart = EntertainmentHead.png
+| title1   = Distant Highway
+| length1  = 1:02
+| title2   = Drone 1
+| length2  = 0:32
+| title3   = Glasses Clinking
+| length3  = 0:01
+| title4   = Car Passing By
+| length4  = 0:09
+| title5   = Distant Highway
+| length5  = 1:02
+| title6   = Nature Program
+| length6  = 1:42
+| title7   = Drone 2
+| length7  = 0:32
+| title8   = Door Opening
+| length8  = 0:01
+| title9   = Door Closing
+| length9  = 0:01
+| title10   = Car Passing By
+| length10  = 0:09
+| title11   = Distant Highway
+| length11  = 1:02
+| title12   = Drone 3
+| length12  = 0:32
+| title1   = Distant Highway
+| length1  = 1:02
+| title14   = Jukebox Love Song
+| length14  = 3:28
+| note14    = feat. [[wikipedia:Juanita Rogers|Juanita Rogers]]
+| title15   = Disconcerting Hum
+| length15  = 0:22
+}}
+Download and listen to the sound cues [https://web.archive.org/web/20230725054424/http://kentuckyroutezero.com/the-entertainment/TheEntertainment_SoundCues.zip here] (ZIP file).
 == Act III ==
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 | title4   = Too Late to Love You
 | length4  = 5:57
+| note4   = by [[Junebug]]
 | title5   = What Would You Give
 | length5  = 3:27
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 Released May 6, 2014. Written, produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt and mastered by Jake Elliott. A remastered version was released on January 28, 2020, produced by Ben Babbitt and mastered by Theo Karen.
-"Too Late To Love You" features lyrics by Jake Elliott. The original release of ''Act III'' included the in-game vocal take and a short ambient section after the first chorus (the same found in-game when taking time to decide on a lyrical option), and is 6:14 in length. The newer master by Theo Karon features a different vocal take and is the same version found on Junebug's album ''[[Music#Too Late to Love You|Too Late to Love You]]'', with a length of 5:57.
+"Too Late To Love You" features lyrics by Jake Elliott. The original release of ''Act III'' included the in-game vocal take and a short ambient section after the first chorus (the same found in-game when taking time to decide on a lyrical option), and is 6:14 in length. The newer master by Theo Karon features a different vocal take and is the same version found on Junebug's album ''[[Music#Too Late to Love You|Too Late to Love You]]'', with a length of 5:57. This release does not credit the song to Junebug, unlike the ''Original Soundtrack''.
 "What Would You Give" features vocals by Emily Cross, with Bob Buckstaff on upright bass.
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 Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-v here].
-== ''The Entertainment'' ==
-{{Tracklist
-| title    = The Entertainment Soundtrack
-| albumart = The Entertainment soundtrack album art.jpg
-| title1   = Letter Full of Promises
-| length1  = 3:28
-| note1    = feat. [[wikipedia:Juanita Rogers|Juanita Rogers]]
-}}
-Released November 26, 2013. A remaster was released on January 28, 2020.
-Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/the-entertainment-soundtrack here].
 == ''Too Late to Love You'' ==
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 Released October 2, 2020. Written and produced by Ben Babbitt in 2014–15 at the Coach House in Chicago, IL and Hotel Earth in Los Angeles, CA. Artwork and design by Camilo Medina. On vinyl, Side A: 1-6; Side B: 7-11.
+The title of "Intro" was changed to "Overture" on Junebug's Bandcamp page on or before October 7, 2025.
 The single "Static Between Stations" was released August 23, 2016 and was previously available to listen to [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/track/static-between-stations-2 here] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20180912210619/https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/track/static-between-stations-2 archived copy]). A music video for this song is viewable [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHR0A8YYnig here]. The music video was directed by Rebecca Rau and Alex Tyson, and stars Mireya Lucio, Theo Karon, and Ben Babbitt; makeup is by Alina Cutrono with costumes by Anna Leocha and Alina Cutrono, with special thanks to Tim Horner.
-A short teaser video, using the song "Interlude", was made available on the WEVP-TV website and can be watched [http://wevp.tv/vdb/junebug-fog.mp4 here].
+"Too Late to Love You" appears in-game in ''[[Act III]]'' as an interactive scene in [[The Lower Depths]]. Players are able to choose one of three options, for each of the three verses, for Junebug to sing; one "definitive" lyric is presented on this album. "Sky Remains" and "Deeply in Mind" appear in-game in ''[[Act IV]]'', playing as background music inside of the gas station. "Deeply in Mind" can also be heard in the Act IV Observational Trailer, viewable [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bFCNFqf_-0 here].
-"Too Late to Love You" appears in-game in ''[[Act III]]'' as an interactive scene in [[The Lower Depths]]. Players are able to choose one of three options, for each of the three verses, for Junebug to sing; one "definitive" lyric is presented on this album. "Sky Remains" and "Deeply in Mind" appear in-game in ''[[Act IV]]'', playing as background music inside of the gas station. "Deeply in Mind" can also be heard in the Act IV Observational Trailer, viewable [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bFCNFqf_-0 here].
+A short teaser video, using the song "Interlude", was made available on the WEVP-TV website and can be watched [https://sloth.cardboard.computer/vdb/junebug-fog.mp4 here].
 Listen to this album [https://junebug.bandcamp.com/album/too-late-to-love-you here].

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