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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. | "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 | + | Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-iii here]. |
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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]]. | "Dark Rum Noir", "My Light Heaven", "Glowing Arms", and "This World Is Not My Home" mixed by Theo Karom. Album artwork by [[Tamas Kemenczy]]. | ||
| − | Listen to | + | Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-iv here]. |
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| − | A recording of "This World Is Not My Home" performed by The Bedquilt Ramblers was released | + | 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]]. |
| − | + | 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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| + | An ambient version of "What Would You Give" by Ben Babbitt, created during the development of Act I, is available to listen to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQYeaOSiGyE here]. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Real world]] | [[Category:Real world]] | ||
Revision as of 12:11, 5 January 2020
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 has seen a corresponding album release on Ben's Bandcamp, along with the 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–IV and Entertainment soundtracks in the game's installation folder.
Contents
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 |
Released January 27, 2013. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by Jake Elliott.
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)" | 3:13 |
| 6. | "Julian" | 4:56 |
| 7. | "Long Journey Home (Ensemble)" (by The Bedquilt Ramblers) | 2:16 |
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. "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 |
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 |
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 Karom. Album artwork by Tamas Kemenczy.
Listen to this album here.
Act V
Not yet released.
The Entertainment
| The Entertainment Soundtrack |
|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Letter Full of Promises" (feat. Juanita Rogers) | 3:28 |
Released November 26, 2013.
Listen to this album here.
Junebug
Not yet released. "Static Between Stations" was released August 23, 2016.
Listen to this track from Junebug's upcoming self-titled album here. A music video for this song is viewable here.
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.
An ambient version of "What Would You Give" by Ben Babbitt, created during the development of Act I, is available to listen to here.
