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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1-858-943-6579), or the '''''Kentucky Route Zero'' Development Status Hotline''', is a phone hotline by [[Cardboard Computer]] dedicated to providing callers with the release status of {{KRZ}}, including [[Act V]] and the game's console ports. It features the voice of [[Will]].
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The '''music''' of {{KRZ}} consists of an ambient soundtrack composed by [[Ben Babbitt]] with bluegrass tracks performed by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]. Each of the game's acts saw a corresponding album release on Ben's [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/ Bandcamp], along with the remastered full-game soundtrack, a one-song ''[[The Entertainment]]'' soundtrack, and a single from a forthcoming album by [[Junebug]].
  
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Online as of October 15, 2018, Cardboard Computer stated in their announcement [https://twitter.com/cardboardcompy/status/1052007818902102017 tweet] and [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo-brUABAgf/ Instagram post] that "if you find it reassuring, you may add it to your 'speed dial.'"
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Inspirations for the score include [https://hedia.bandcamp.com/ Hedia], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oneohtrix_Point_Never Oneohtrix Point Never], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Monroe Bill Monroe], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Scott Raymond Scott], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Messiaen Olivier Messiaen], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_(musician) GAS].
  
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== Development Status Hotline ==
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Players who have purchased the game are able to access the audio files for the Acts I–V in the game's installation folder.
  
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Recordings of the messages heard on the hotline at different dates are listed below.
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Physical copies of a vinyl version of the soundtrack can be pre-ordered at the [https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/krz iam8bit website].
  
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=== "In production" ===
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== Original Soundtrack ==
  
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''Dates used: October 15, 2018 – June 2019.''
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{{Tracklist
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| title    = Kentucky Route Zero Original Soundtrack
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| albumart = KRZ OST album art.jpg
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| title1  = Stars Drop Away
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| length1  = 4:31
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| title2  = Ghosts In the Static
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| length2  = 3:27
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| title3  = You've Got To Walk
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| note3    = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
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| length3  = 2:20
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| title4  = Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces
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| length4  = 4:24
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| title5  = Julian
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| length5  = 4:52
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| title6  = Long Journey Home (Solo)
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| note6    = by The Bedquilt Ramblers
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| length6  = 3:17
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| title7  = Nameless Interiors
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| length7  = 2:04
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| title8  = Hall of the Mountain King
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| length8  = 3:42
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| title9  = Xanadu
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| length9  = 2:44
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| title10  = Weird Vector
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| length10 = 3:07
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| title11  = Too Late To Love You
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| note11  = by [[Junebug]]
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| length11 = 5:57
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| title12  = What Would You Give
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| note12  = by The Bedquilt Ramblers
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| length12 = 3:27
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| title13  = Hold Music
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| length13 = 4:24
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| title14  = Dark Rum Noir
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| length14 = 1:57
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| title15  = My Light Heaven
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| length15 = 3:49
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| title16  = Riverworld
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| length16 = 4:19
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| title17  = Echo River Central Exchange
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| length17 = 4:24
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| title18  = Angel Wings
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| length18 = 5:52
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| title19  = This World Is Not My Home
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| note19  = by The Bedquilt Ramblers
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| length19 = 3:27
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| title20  = Un Pueblo De Nada
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| length20 = 2:59
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| title21  = To Love A Red Moon
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| length21 = 3:20
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| title22  = The Arrival
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| length22 = 1:36
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| title23  = The Library
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| length23 = 2:15
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| title24  = 5 Dogwood Drive
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| length24 = 4:01
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| title25  = I'm Going That Way ft. Emily Cross
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| length25 = 3:09
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| title26  = The Clearing
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| length26 = 3:18
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}}
  
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=== "Quality assurance testing" ===
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Released January 28, 2020. Music by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by Theo Karon at Hotel Earth in Los Angeles, CA.
  
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''Dates used: June 2019 – January 4, 2020.''
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Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-original-soundtrack here].
  
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[[File:1-858-WHEN-KRZ - QA Testing.ogg]]
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== Act I ==
  
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=== "Preparing for publication" ===
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{{Tracklist
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| title    = Kentucky Route Zero, Act I
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| albumart = Act I soundtrack album art.jpg
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| title1  = The Stars Drop Away (Equus Oils)
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| length1  = 4:29
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| title2  = Ghosts in the Static (Marquez Farm)
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| length2  = 3:28
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| title3  = You've Got to Walk
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| note3    = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
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| length3  = 2:19
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| title4  = Animal Bones (Exit)
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| length4  = 2:30
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}}
  
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''Dates used: January 4 – 28, 2020.''
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Released January 27, 2013. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by [[Jake Elliott]].
  
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[[File:1-858-WHEN-KRZ - Preparing for Publication.ogg]]
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"You've Got to Walk" features vocals by Emily Cross, with Bob Buckstaff on upright bass.  
  
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This recording played a countdown, in minutes, to 9:00 a.m. PST on Tuesday, January 7, 2019 (seven years since the release of [[Act I]]). A transcript can be read [[:File:Preparing for Publication transcript.pdf|here]].
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Listen to selected tracks from this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-i here].
  
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As the countdown reached zero, the recording switched to ending with the following message:
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== Act II ==
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[[File:1-858-WHEN-KRZ - Countdown complete.ogg]]
 
  
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== Department of the Real ==
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{{Tracklist
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| title    = Kentucky Route Zero, Act II
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| albumart = Act II soundtrack album art.jpg
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| title1  = Nameless Interiors
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| length1  = 2:04
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| title2  = Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces
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| length2  = 4:20
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| title3  = The Zero
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| length3  = 3:34
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| title4  = Work and Need
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| length4  = 4:09
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| title5  = Long Journey Home (Solo)
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| note5    = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
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| length5  = 3:13
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| title6  = Julian
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| length6  = 4:56
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| title7  = Long Journey Home (Ensemble)
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| length7  = 2:16
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| note7    = by The Bedquilt Ramblers
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}}
  
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[[File:Dept of the Real.jpg|thumb|right]]
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Released June 14, 2013. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by Jake Elliott.
  
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On January 28, 2020, Cardboard Computer announced a collaboration with [[wikipedia:Iam8bit|iam8bit]] on a physical releases of the game for several systems, in addition to vinyl releases of [[Ben Babbitt]]'s [[music]] related to the game. The hotline was rebranded to the '''Department of the Real''' and Cardboard Computer began advertising it using the numerical phone number.
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"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.  
  
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=== "The number you have dialed is not real" ===
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Listen to selected tracks from this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-ii here].
  
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''Dates used: Since January 28, 2020.''
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== Act III ==
  
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[[File:1-858-943-6579 - January 29th.ogg]]
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{{Tracklist
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| title    = Kentucky Route Zero, Act III
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| albumart = Act III soundtrack album art.jpg
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| title1  = Xanadu
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| length1  = 2:44
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| title2  = Weird Vector
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| length2  = 3:06
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| title3  = Hall of the Mountain King
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| length3  = 3:37
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| title4  = Too Late to Love You
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| length4  = 6:14
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| title5  = What Would You Give
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| length5  = 3:30
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| note5    = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
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}}
  
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The hotline's "today, the following things are not real" item listing changes roughly every day:
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Released May 6, 2014. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt.
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"Too Late To Love You" features lyrics by Jake Elliott. "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-iii here].
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== Act IV ==
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{{Tracklist
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| title    = Kentucky Route Zero, Act IV
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| albumart = Krz-act4-full.jpg
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| title1  = Dark Rum Noir
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| length1  = 1:58
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| title2  = My Light Heaven
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| length2  = 3:50
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| title3  = Glowing Arms
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| length3  = 3:29
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| title4  = Riverworld
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| length4  = 4:19
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| title5  = Angel Wings
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| length5  = 5:54
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| title6  = Echo River Central Exchange
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| length6  = 4:20
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| title7  = This World Is Not My Home
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| length7  = 3:29
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| note7    = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
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| title8  = Music for Rivers
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| length8  = 3:06
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}}
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Released August 5, 2016. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by Theo Karon at Hotel Earth in Los Angeles, CA.
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"Dark Rum Noir", "My Light Heaven", "Glowing Arms", and "This World Is Not My Home" mixed by Theo Karon. Album artwork by [[Tamas Kemenczy]].
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Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-iv here].
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== Act V ==
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{{Tracklist
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| title    = Kentucky Route Zero, Act V
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| albumart = Act V poster.png
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| title1  = The Arrival
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| length1  = 1:40
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| title2  = The Library
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| length2  = 2:15
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| title3  = 5 Dogwood Drive
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| length3  = 4:01
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| title4  = I'm Going That Way ft. Emily Cross
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| length4  = 3:09
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| title5  = The Clearing
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| length5  = 3:18
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}}
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Released January 28, 2020. Written and produced by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by Theo Karon at Hotel Earth in Los Angeles, CA.
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"I'm Going That Way ft. Emily Cross" performed by Emily Cross, Ben Babbitt, Nikole Beckwith, Alex Rose, Walt McClements, Alina Cutrono, Anna Ialeggio, Theo Karon, and Thomas Carroll.
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Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-v here].
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== ''The Entertainment'' ==
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{{Tracklist
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| title    = The Entertainment Soundtrack
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| albumart = The Entertainment soundtrack album art.jpg
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| title1  = Letter Full of Promises
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| length1  = 3:28
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| note1    = feat. [[wikipedia:Juanita Rogers|Juanita Rogers]]
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}}
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Released November 26, 2013.
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Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/the-entertainment-soundtrack here].
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== ''Junebug'' ==
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{{Tracklist
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| title    = Junebug
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| albumart = Junebug album art.jpg
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| title1  = Static Between Stations
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| length1  = 3:08
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| note1    = track number unknown
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}}
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Not yet released. "Static Between Stations" was released August 23, 2016.
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This track from Junebug's upcoming self-titled album 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].
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The music video for "Static Between Stations" is 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. Special thanks to Tim Horner.
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== Other tracks ==
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A recording of "This World Is Not My Home" performed by The Bedquilt Ramblers was released in the August 2011 [[newsletter]] and is available to listen to [http://cardboardcomputer.com/media/this_world.mp3 here] ([https://soundcloud.com/kentucky-route-zero-music/ben-babbitt-this-world-is-not mirror]). This song was eventually re-recorded in a more somber tone for [[Act IV]] of the game. The game's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pvkCYNhf7M Kickstarter trailer] features a version of this song sung by [[wikipedia:Bill Monroe|Bill Monroe]].
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An electronic version of "This World Is Not My Home" by Ben Babbitt is available on SoundCloud [https://soundcloud.com/kentucky-route-zero-music/ben-babbitt-this-world-is-not here].
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A version of "What Would You Give" by the Bedquilt Ramblers, with an extended intro and outro, is available to listen to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSerQWH6gSY here].
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An ambient version of "What Would You Give," created by Ben Babbitt during the development of Act I, is available to listen to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQYeaOSiGyE here].
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== References ==
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<references />
  
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* '''January 28:''' Discarded snakeskin, empty buildings, music from a passing car, silence, frogs, the house you grew up in, the house I grew up in.
 
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* '''January 29:''' Software, felt, empty beer cans thrown in the woods, moths, moths, mice.
 
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* '''January 30:''' ''[Unknown]''
 
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* '''January 31:''' Desktops, heartbeats, magnets.
 
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* '''February 1:''' ''[Same as January 31]''
 
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* '''February 2:''' Goat's feet, rain, the em dash, the bat circus, your first set of tires.
 
  
 
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[[Category:Real world]]

Revision as of 07:26, 2 February 2020

Resources: Articles & interviews ⋅ Talks ⋅ Podcasts ⋅ Publications & books ⋅ Newsletter ⋅ Postcards ⋅ Patreon

Materials: Achievements ⋅ Ephemera ⋅ Wrongles ⋅ Phone numbers ⋅ Debug mode ⋅ Fonts ⋅ Music

The music of Kentucky Route Zero consists of an ambient soundtrack composed by Ben Babbitt with bluegrass tracks performed by The Bedquilt Ramblers. Each of the game's acts saw a corresponding album release on Ben's Bandcamp, along with the remastered full-game soundtrack, a one-song The Entertainment soundtrack, and a single from a forthcoming album by Junebug.

Inspirations for the score include Hedia, Oneohtrix Point Never, Bill Monroe, Raymond Scott, Olivier Messiaen, and GAS.

Players who have purchased the game are able to access the audio files for the Acts I–V in the game's installation folder.

Physical copies of a vinyl version of the soundtrack can be pre-ordered at the iam8bit website.

Original Soundtrack

Kentucky Route Zero Original Soundtrack
No. Title Length
1. "Stars Drop Away"   4:31
2. "Ghosts In the Static"   3:27
3. "You've Got To Walk" (by The Bedquilt Ramblers) 2:20
4. "Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces"   4:24
5. "Julian"   4:52
6. "Long Journey Home (Solo)" (by The Bedquilt Ramblers) 3:17
7. "Nameless Interiors"   2:04
8. "Hall of the Mountain King"   3:42
9. "Xanadu"   2:44
10. "Weird Vector"   3:07
11. "Too Late To Love You" (by Junebug) 5:57
12. "What Would You Give" (by The Bedquilt Ramblers) 3:27
13. "Hold Music"   4:24
14. "Dark Rum Noir"   1:57
15. "My Light Heaven"   3:49
16. "Riverworld"   4:19
17. "Echo River Central Exchange"   4:24
18. "Angel Wings"   5:52
19. "This World Is Not My Home" (by The Bedquilt Ramblers) 3:27
20. "Un Pueblo De Nada"   2:59
21. "To Love A Red Moon"   3:20
22. "The Arrival"   1:36
23. "The Library"   2:15
24. "5 Dogwood Drive"   4:01
25. "I'm Going That Way ft. Emily Cross"   3:09
26. "The Clearing"   3:18
KRZ OST album art.jpg

Released January 28, 2020. Music by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by Theo Karon at Hotel Earth in Los Angeles, CA.

Listen to this album here.

Act I

Kentucky Route Zero, Act I
No. Title Length
1. "The Stars Drop Away (Equus Oils)"   4:29
2. "Ghosts in the Static (Marquez Farm)"   3:28
3. "You've Got to Walk" (by The Bedquilt Ramblers) 2:19
4. "Animal Bones (Exit)"   2:30
Act I soundtrack album art.jpg

Released January 27, 2013. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by Jake Elliott.

"You've Got to Walk" features vocals by Emily Cross, with Bob Buckstaff on upright bass.

Listen to selected tracks from this album here.

Act II

Kentucky Route Zero, Act II
No. Title Length
1. "Nameless Interiors"   2:04
2. "Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces"   4:20
3. "The Zero"   3:34
4. "Work and Need"   4:09
5. "Long Journey Home (Solo)" (by The Bedquilt Ramblers) 3:13
6. "Julian"   4:56
7. "Long Journey Home (Ensemble)" (by The Bedquilt Ramblers) 2:16
Act II soundtrack album art.jpg

Released June 14, 2013. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by Jake Elliott.

"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.

Listen to selected tracks from this album here.

Act III

Kentucky Route Zero, Act III
No. Title Length
1. "Xanadu"   2:44
2. "Weird Vector"   3:06
3. "Hall of the Mountain King"   3:37
4. "Too Late to Love You"   6:14
5. "What Would You Give" (by The Bedquilt Ramblers) 3:30
Act III soundtrack album art.jpg

Released May 6, 2014. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt.

"Too Late To Love You" features lyrics by Jake Elliott. "What Would You Give" features vocals by Emily Cross, with Bob Buckstaff on upright bass.

Listen to this album here.

Act IV

Kentucky Route Zero, Act IV
No. Title Length
1. "Dark Rum Noir"   1:58
2. "My Light Heaven"   3:50
3. "Glowing Arms"   3:29
4. "Riverworld"   4:19
5. "Angel Wings"   5:54
6. "Echo River Central Exchange"   4:20
7. "This World Is Not My Home" (by The Bedquilt Ramblers) 3:29
8. "Music for Rivers"   3:06
Act IV poster.jpg

Released August 5, 2016. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by Theo Karon at Hotel Earth in Los Angeles, CA.

"Dark Rum Noir", "My Light Heaven", "Glowing Arms", and "This World Is Not My Home" mixed by Theo Karon. Album artwork by Tamas Kemenczy.

Listen to this album here.

Act V

Kentucky Route Zero, Act V
No. Title Length
1. "The Arrival"   1:40
2. "The Library"   2:15
3. "5 Dogwood Drive"   4:01
4. "I'm Going That Way ft. Emily Cross"   3:09
5. "The Clearing"   3:18
Act V poster.png

Released January 28, 2020. Written and produced by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by Theo Karon at Hotel Earth in Los Angeles, CA.

"I'm Going That Way ft. Emily Cross" performed by Emily Cross, Ben Babbitt, Nikole Beckwith, Alex Rose, Walt McClements, Alina Cutrono, Anna Ialeggio, Theo Karon, and Thomas Carroll.

Listen to this album here.

The Entertainment

The Entertainment Soundtrack
No. Title Length
1. "Letter Full of Promises" (feat. Juanita Rogers) 3:28
The Entertainment soundtrack album art.jpg

Released November 26, 2013.

Listen to this album here.

Junebug

Junebug
No. Title Length
1. "Static Between Stations" (track number unknown) 3:08
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Not yet released. "Static Between Stations" was released August 23, 2016.

This track from Junebug's upcoming self-titled album was previously available to listen to here (archived copy). A music video for this song is viewable here.

The music video for "Static Between Stations" is 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. Special thanks to Tim Horner.

Other tracks

A recording of "This World Is Not My Home" performed by The Bedquilt Ramblers was released in the August 2011 newsletter and is available to listen to here (mirror). This song was eventually re-recorded in a more somber tone for Act IV of the game. The game's Kickstarter trailer features a version of this song sung by Bill Monroe.

An electronic version of "This World Is Not My Home" by Ben Babbitt is available on SoundCloud here.

A version of "What Would You Give" by the Bedquilt Ramblers, with an extended intro and outro, is available to listen to here.

An ambient version of "What Would You Give," created by Ben Babbitt during the development of Act I, is available to listen to here.

References

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