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This page is a collection of '''music''' in {{KRZ}}. The game's ambient soundtrack is composed by [[Ben Babbitt]] with bluegrass tracks performed by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]. Each of the game's acts has seen a corresponding album release on Ben's [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/ Bandcamp], along with the one-song ''[[The Entertainment]]'' soundtrack and a single from a forthcoming album by [[Junebug and Johnny|Junebug]].
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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 album by [[Junebug]].
  
 
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].
 
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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Players who have purchased the game are able to access the audio files for the Acts I–IV and ''Entertainment'' soundtracks in the game's installation folder.
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Players who have purchased the game are able to access the soundtrack audio files for Acts I–V in the game's installation folder.
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Physical copies of a vinyl version of the soundtrack and the Junebug LP were previously available to be pre-ordered at the [https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/krz iam8bit website].
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== Original Soundtrack ==
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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 and The Town Choir
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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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{{clear}}
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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.
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Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-original-soundtrack here].
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== Memory Overflow ==
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{{Tracklist
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| title    = Kentucky Route Zero Memory Overflow
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| albumart = KRZ Memory Overflow album art.jpg
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| title1  = The Flood
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| length1  = 1:10
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| title2  = Last Look
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| length2  = 2:54
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| title3  = April 2017
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| length3  = 2:10
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| title4  = (270) 301-5797
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| length4  = 0:42
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| title5  = 65 at Night
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| length5  = 2:15
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| title6  = Public Transportation
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| length6  = 2:54
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| title7  = For LME
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| length7  = 3:25
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| title8  = Lunar Landing
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| length8  = 2:15
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| title9  = CA Video Music
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| length9  = 3:26
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| title10  = Mireya's Show
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| length10 = 0:56
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| title11  = Top Shelf Drone Tape
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| length11 = 3:27
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| title12  = Organ Music
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| length12 = 2:47
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| title13  = Hangar Guitar
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| length13 = 1:41
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| title14  = Quiet Funeral
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| length14 = 1:17
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| title15  = Xanadu Minimix I
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| length15 = 3:49
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| title16  = Xanadu Minimix II
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| length16 = 3:55
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| title17  = Weather Report
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| length17 = 2:27
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| title18  = Hotmk 2013
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| length18 = 2:27
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| title19  = Radio 92.2
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| length19 = 2:46
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| title20  = Night Out
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| length20 = 3:36
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| title21  = Long Journey demo
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| length21 = 3:54
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| title22  = UPDN outtake
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| length22 = 2:17
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| title23  = Radio Cluster
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| length23 = 3:11
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| title24  = Underworld Drift
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| length24 = 6:09
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| title25  = Mound Builders
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| length25 = 10:57
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| title26  = Rolling Credits
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| length26 = 2:24
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}}
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Released April 2, 2021. Music by Ben Babbitt, spanning work from 2011 to 2020. Comprises music from the game's interludes, radio music, videos, cutouts, extended drifting mixes, and others. Mastered by Theo Karon at Hotel Earth in Los Angeles, CA. "Weather Report" is performed in-game by Cyrano Cole but is not credited as such on this release.
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Four songs were originally released with different titles: "65 at Night" was "FM Picker"; "Public Transportation" was "Mels"; "Hotmk 2013" was "Hotmk outtake"; and "Radio 92.2" was "FM Dance". These titles were changed within hours of release.
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Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-memory-overflow here].
  
 
== Act I ==
 
== Act I ==
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| albumart = Act I soundtrack album art.jpg
 
| albumart = Act I soundtrack album art.jpg
 
| title1  = The Stars Drop Away (Equus Oils)
 
| title1  = The Stars Drop Away (Equus Oils)
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| length1  = 4:29
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| length1  = 4:31
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| title2  = Ghosts in the Static (Marquez Farm)
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| title2  = Ghosts in the Static (Márquez Farm)
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| length2  = 3:28
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| length2  = 3:27
 
| title3  = You've Got to Walk
 
| title3  = You've Got to Walk
 
| note3    = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
 
| note3    = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
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| length3  = 2:19
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| length3  = 2:20
 
| title4  = Animal Bones (Exit)
 
| title4  = Animal Bones (Exit)
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| length4  = 2:30
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| length4  = 2:29
 
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Released January 27, 2013. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by [[Jake Elliott]].
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Released January 27, 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. The subtitles for each song were removed for the remaster.
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"You've Got to Walk" features vocals by Emily Cross, with Bob Buckstaff on upright bass.  
  
 
Listen to selected tracks from this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-i here].
 
Listen to selected tracks from this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-i here].
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| length1  = 2:04
 
| length1  = 2:04
 
| title2  = Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces
 
| title2  = Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces
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| length2  = 4:20
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| length2  = 4:24
 
| title3  = The Zero
 
| title3  = The Zero
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| length3  = 3:34
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| length3  = 3:33
 
| title4  = Work and Need
 
| title4  = Work and Need
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| length4  = 4:09
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| length4  = 4:10
 
| title5  = Long Journey Home (Solo)
 
| title5  = Long Journey Home (Solo)
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| length5  = 3:13
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| note5    = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
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| length5  = 3:17
 
| title6  = Julian
 
| title6  = Julian
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| length6  = 4:56
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| length6  = 4:54
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| title7  = Long Journey Home (Ensemble)
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| title7  = Long Journey Home
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| length7  = 2:16
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| length7  = 1:58
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| note7    = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
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| note7    = by The Bedquilt Ramblers
 
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}}
  
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Released June 14, 2013. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by Jake Elliott.
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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.
  
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"Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces" was recorded by Ben Babbitt and Andy Spillman at Highland Park Presbyterian Church. "Long Journey Home" features vocals by Emily Cross, with Bob Buckstaff on double bass.  
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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. 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].
 
Listen to selected tracks from this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-ii here].
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| length1  = 2:44
 
| length1  = 2:44
 
| title2  = Weird Vector
 
| title2  = Weird Vector
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| length2  = 3:06
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| length2  = 3:07
 
| title3  = Hall of the Mountain King
 
| title3  = Hall of the Mountain King
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| length3  = 3:37
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| length3  = 3:42
 
| title4  = Too Late to Love You
 
| title4  = Too Late to Love You
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| length4  = 6:14
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| length4  = 5:57
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| note4  = by [[Junebug]]
 
| title5  = What Would You Give
 
| title5  = What Would You Give
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| length5  = 3:30
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| length5  = 3:27
 
| note5    = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
 
| note5    = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
 
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}}
  
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Released May 6, 2014. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt.
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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.
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"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''.
  
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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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"What Would You Give" features vocals by Emily Cross, with Bob Buckstaff on upright bass.  
  
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Listen to selected tracks from this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-iii here].
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Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-iii here].
  
 
== Act IV ==
 
== Act IV ==
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| albumart = Krz-act4-full.jpg
 
| albumart = Krz-act4-full.jpg
 
| title1  = Dark Rum Noir
 
| title1  = Dark Rum Noir
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| length1  = 1:58
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| length1  = 1:57
 
| title2  = My Light Heaven
 
| title2  = My Light Heaven
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| length2  = 3:50
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| length2  = 3:49
 
| title3  = Glowing Arms
 
| title3  = Glowing Arms
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| length3  = 3:29
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| length3  = 3:31
 
| title4  = Riverworld
 
| title4  = Riverworld
 
| length4  = 4:19
 
| length4  = 4:19
 
| title5  = Angel Wings
 
| title5  = Angel Wings
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| length5  = 5:54
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| length5  = 5:52
 
| title6  = Echo River Central Exchange
 
| title6  = Echo River Central Exchange
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| length6  = 4:20
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| length6  = 4:24
 
| title7  = This World Is Not My Home
 
| title7  = This World Is Not My Home
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| length7  = 3:29
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| length7  = 3:27
 
| note7    = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
 
| note7    = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
 
| title8  = Music for Rivers
 
| title8  = Music for Rivers
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| length8  = 3:06
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| length8  = 3:05
 
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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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Released August 5, 2016. 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.
  
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"Dark Rum Noir", "My Light Heaven", "Glowing Arms", and "This World Is Not My Home" mixed by Theo Karom. Album artwork by [[Tamas Kemenczy]].
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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]]. "Dark Rum Noir", "My Light Heaven" and "Glowing Arms" are performed in-game by Cyrano Cole but are not credited as such on this release.
  
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Listen to selected tracks from this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-iv here].
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Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-iv here].
  
 
== Act V ==
 
== Act V ==
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| title    = Kentucky Route Zero, Act V
 
| title    = Kentucky Route Zero, Act V
 
| albumart = Act V poster.png
 
| albumart = Act V poster.png
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| title1  = I'm Going That Way<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/kentuckyroutezero/comments/9dzx6y/exhibition_report_krz_at_the_victoria_and_albert/ Exhibition report: KRZ at the Victoria and Albert Museum]</ref>
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| title1   = The Arrival
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| length1 = ?
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| length1  = 1:40
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| note1    = track number unknown
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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 and The Town Choir
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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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Not yet released.
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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" performed by Emily Cross, with Ben Babbitt, Nikole Beckwith, Alex Rose, Walt McClements, Alina Cutrono, Anna Ialeggio, Theo Karon, and Thomas Carroll appearing under the name The Town Choir.
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Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-v here].
  
 
== ''The Entertainment'' ==
 
== ''The Entertainment'' ==
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Released November 26, 2013.
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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].
 
Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/the-entertainment-soundtrack here].
  
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== ''Junebug'' ==
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== ''Too Late to Love You'' ==
  
 
{{Tracklist
 
{{Tracklist
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| title    = Junebug
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| title    = Too Late to Love You
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| albumart = Junebug album art.jpg
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| albumart = Junebug - Too Late to Love You.jpg
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| title1  = Static Between Stations
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| title1   = Intro
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| length1 = 3:08
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| length1  = 1:11
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| note1    = track number unknown
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| title2   = Static Between Stations
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| length2  = 3:07
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| title3  = Poison Dream
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| length3  = 3:37
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| title4  = Lighter Than It Feels
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| length4  = 3:12
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| title5  = Too Late To Love You
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| length5  = 5:55
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| title6  = Interlude
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| length6  = 1:37
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| title7  = Out Here
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| length7  = 4:37
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| title8  = Deeply In Mind
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| length8  = 4:35
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| title9  = Sky Remains
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| length9  = 3:17
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| title10 = Next Time
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| length10 = 3:20
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| title11  = Night Surrounds Us
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| length11 = 5:02
 
}}
 
}}
  
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Not yet released. "Static Between Stations" was released August 23, 2016.
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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.
  
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Listen to this track from Junebug's upcoming self-titled album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/track/static-between-stations-2 here]. A music video for this song is viewable [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHR0A8YYnig here].
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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.
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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].
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"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].
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Listen to this album [https://junebug.bandcamp.com/album/too-late-to-love-you here].
  
 
== Other tracks ==
 
== Other tracks ==
  
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A recording of "This World Is Not My Home" performed by The Bedquilt Ramblers was released on SoundCloud on January 15, 2013 and is available to listen to [https://soundcloud.com/kentucky-route-zero-music/ben-babbitt-this-world-is-not here]; this song was eventually re-recorded in a more somber tone and features in [[Act IV]] of the game. An electronic version of this song by Ben Babbitt is also available on SoundCloud [https://soundcloud.com/kentucky-route-zero-music/ben-babbitt-this-world-is-not here].
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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 [[:File:This World is Not My Home by The Bedquilt Ramblers.mp3|here]]. 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 [[:File:This World is Not My Home (Electronic) by Ben Babbitt.mp3|here]].
  
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A version of this song sung by [[wikipedia:Bill Monroe|Bill Monroe]] appeared in the game's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pvkCYNhf7M Kickstarter trailer].
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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 [[:File:What Would You Give (In Exchange for Your Soul) by the Bedquilt Ramblers.ogv|here]].
  
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== References ==
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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 [[:File:What Would You Give (Ambient) by Ben Babbitt.ogv|here]].
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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 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 soundtrack audio files for Acts I–V in the game's installation folder.

Physical copies of a vinyl version of the soundtrack and the Junebug LP were previously available to be pre-ordered at the iam8bit website.

Original Soundtrack[edit]

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 and The Town Choir"   3:09
26. "The Clearing"   3:18
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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.

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Memory Overflow[edit]

Kentucky Route Zero Memory Overflow
No. Title Length
1. "The Flood"   1:10
2. "Last Look"   2:54
3. "April 2017"   2:10
4. "(270) 301-5797"   0:42
5. "65 at Night"   2:15
6. "Public Transportation"   2:54
7. "For LME"   3:25
8. "Lunar Landing"   2:15
9. "CA Video Music"   3:26
10. "Mireya's Show"   0:56
11. "Top Shelf Drone Tape"   3:27
12. "Organ Music"   2:47
13. "Hangar Guitar"   1:41
14. "Quiet Funeral"   1:17
15. "Xanadu Minimix I"   3:49
16. "Xanadu Minimix II"   3:55
17. "Weather Report"   2:27
18. "Hotmk 2013"   2:27
19. "Radio 92.2"   2:46
20. "Night Out"   3:36
21. "Long Journey demo"   3:54
22. "UPDN outtake"   2:17
23. "Radio Cluster"   3:11
24. "Underworld Drift"   6:09
25. "Mound Builders"   10:57
26. "Rolling Credits"   2:24
KRZ Memory Overflow album art.jpg

Released April 2, 2021. Music by Ben Babbitt, spanning work from 2011 to 2020. Comprises music from the game's interludes, radio music, videos, cutouts, extended drifting mixes, and others. Mastered by Theo Karon at Hotel Earth in Los Angeles, CA. "Weather Report" is performed in-game by Cyrano Cole but is not credited as such on this release.

Four songs were originally released with different titles: "65 at Night" was "FM Picker"; "Public Transportation" was "Mels"; "Hotmk 2013" was "Hotmk outtake"; and "Radio 92.2" was "FM Dance". These titles were changed within hours of release.

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Act I[edit]

Kentucky Route Zero, Act I
No. Title Length
1. "The Stars Drop Away (Equus Oils)"   4:31
2. "Ghosts in the Static (Márquez Farm)"   3:27
3. "You've Got to Walk" (by The Bedquilt Ramblers) 2:20
4. "Animal Bones (Exit)"   2:29
Act I soundtrack album art.jpg

Released January 27, 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. The subtitles for each song were removed for the remaster.

"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[edit]

Kentucky Route Zero, Act II
No. Title Length
1. "Nameless Interiors"   2:04
2. "Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces"   4:24
3. "The Zero"   3:33
4. "Work and Need"   4:10
5. "Long Journey Home (Solo)" (by The Bedquilt Ramblers) 3:17
6. "Julian"   4:54
7. "Long Journey Home" (by The Bedquilt Ramblers) 1:58
Act II soundtrack album art.jpg

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. 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 here.

Act III[edit]

Kentucky Route Zero, Act III
No. Title Length
1. "Xanadu"   2:44
2. "Weird Vector"   3:07
3. "Hall of the Mountain King"   3:42
4. "Too Late to Love You" (by Junebug) 5:57
5. "What Would You Give" (by The Bedquilt Ramblers) 3:27
Act III soundtrack album art.jpg

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 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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Act IV[edit]

Kentucky Route Zero, Act IV
No. Title Length
1. "Dark Rum Noir"   1:57
2. "My Light Heaven"   3:49
3. "Glowing Arms"   3:31
4. "Riverworld"   4:19
5. "Angel Wings"   5:52
6. "Echo River Central Exchange"   4:24
7. "This World Is Not My Home" (by The Bedquilt Ramblers) 3:27
8. "Music for Rivers"   3:05
Act IV poster.jpg

Released August 5, 2016. 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.

"Dark Rum Noir", "My Light Heaven", "Glowing Arms", and "This World Is Not My Home" mixed by Theo Karon. Album artwork by Tamas Kemenczy. "Dark Rum Noir", "My Light Heaven" and "Glowing Arms" are performed in-game by Cyrano Cole but are not credited as such on this release.

Listen to this album here.

Act V[edit]

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 and The Town Choir"   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" performed by Emily Cross, with Ben Babbitt, Nikole Beckwith, Alex Rose, Walt McClements, Alina Cutrono, Anna Ialeggio, Theo Karon, and Thomas Carroll appearing under the name The Town Choir.

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The Entertainment[edit]

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. A remaster was released on January 28, 2020.

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Too Late to Love You[edit]

Too Late to Love You
No. Title Length
1. "Intro"   1:11
2. "Static Between Stations"   3:07
3. "Poison Dream"   3:37
4. "Lighter Than It Feels"   3:12
5. "Too Late To Love You"   5:55
6. "Interlude"   1:37
7. "Out Here"   4:37
8. "Deeply In Mind"   4:35
9. "Sky Remains"   3:17
10. "Next Time"   3:20
11. "Night Surrounds Us"   5:02
Junebug - Too Late to Love You.jpg

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 single "Static Between Stations" was released August 23, 2016 and was previously available to listen to here (archived copy). A music video for this song is viewable 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 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 here.

Listen to this album here.

Other tracks[edit]

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. 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.

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