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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]]. | + | 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]]. |
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]. | ||
| − | Players who have purchased the game are able to access the | + | 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 | + | Physical copies of a vinyl version of the soundtrack can be pre-ordered at the [https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/krz iam8bit website]. |
== Original Soundtrack == | == Original Soundtrack == | ||
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| title24 = 5 Dogwood Drive | | title24 = 5 Dogwood Drive | ||
| length24 = 4:01 | | length24 = 4:01 | ||
| − | | title25 = I'm Going That Way ft. Emily Cross | + | | title25 = I'm Going That Way ft. Emily Cross |
| length25 = 3:09 | | length25 = 3:09 | ||
| title26 = The Clearing | | title26 = The Clearing | ||
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| − | Released January 28, 2020 | + | Released January 28, 2020. Music by Ben Babbitt. Mastered by Theo Karon at Hotel Earth in Los Angeles, CA. |
Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-original-soundtrack here]. | Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-original-soundtrack here]. | ||
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== 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) | ||
| − | | length1 = 4: | + | | length1 = 4:29 |
| − | | title2 = Ghosts in the Static ( | + | | title2 = Ghosts in the Static (Marquez Farm) |
| − | | length2 = 3: | + | | length2 = 3:28 |
| title3 = You've Got to Walk | | title3 = You've Got to Walk | ||
| note3 = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]] | | note3 = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]] | ||
| − | | length3 = 2: | + | | length3 = 2:19 |
| title4 = Animal Bones (Exit) | | title4 = Animal Bones (Exit) | ||
| − | | length4 = 2: | + | | length4 = 2:30 |
}} | }} | ||
| − | Released January 27, 2013. | + | 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. | "You've Got to Walk" features vocals by Emily Cross, with Bob Buckstaff on upright bass. | ||
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| length1 = 2:04 | | length1 = 2:04 | ||
| title2 = Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces | | title2 = Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces | ||
| − | | length2 = 4: | + | | length2 = 4:20 |
| title3 = The Zero | | title3 = The Zero | ||
| − | | length3 = 3: | + | | length3 = 3:34 |
| title4 = Work and Need | | title4 = Work and Need | ||
| − | | length4 = 4: | + | | length4 = 4:09 |
| title5 = Long Journey Home (Solo) | | title5 = Long Journey Home (Solo) | ||
| note5 = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]] | | note5 = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]] | ||
| − | | length5 = 3: | + | | length5 = 3:13 |
| title6 = Julian | | title6 = Julian | ||
| − | | length6 = 4: | + | | length6 = 4:56 |
| − | | title7 = Long Journey Home | + | | title7 = Long Journey Home (Ensemble) |
| − | | length7 = | + | | length7 = 2:16 |
| note7 = by The Bedquilt Ramblers | | note7 = by The Bedquilt Ramblers | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | Released June 14, 2013. | + | 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 | + | "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 [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 | ||
| − | | length2 = 3: | + | | length2 = 3:06 |
| title3 = Hall of the Mountain King | | title3 = Hall of the Mountain King | ||
| − | | length3 = 3: | + | | length3 = 3:37 |
| title4 = Too Late to Love You | | title4 = Too Late to Love You | ||
| − | | length4 = | + | | length4 = 6:14 |
| title5 = What Would You Give | | title5 = What Would You Give | ||
| − | | length5 = 3: | + | | length5 = 3:30 |
| note5 = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]] | | note5 = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | Released May 6, 2014. | + | Released May 6, 2014. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt. |
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| − | "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 this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-iii here]. | Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-iii here]. | ||
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| albumart = Krz-act4-full.jpg | | albumart = Krz-act4-full.jpg | ||
| title1 = Dark Rum Noir | | title1 = Dark Rum Noir | ||
| − | | length1 = 1: | + | | length1 = 1:58 |
| title2 = My Light Heaven | | title2 = My Light Heaven | ||
| − | | length2 = 3: | + | | length2 = 3:50 |
| title3 = Glowing Arms | | title3 = Glowing Arms | ||
| − | | length3 = 3: | + | | length3 = 3:29 |
| title4 = Riverworld | | title4 = Riverworld | ||
| length4 = 4:19 | | length4 = 4:19 | ||
| title5 = Angel Wings | | title5 = Angel Wings | ||
| − | | length5 = 5: | + | | length5 = 5:54 |
| title6 = Echo River Central Exchange | | title6 = Echo River Central Exchange | ||
| − | | length6 = 4: | + | | length6 = 4:20 |
| title7 = This World Is Not My Home | | title7 = This World Is Not My Home | ||
| − | | length7 = 3: | + | | length7 = 3:29 |
| note7 = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]] | | note7 = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]] | ||
| title8 = Music for Rivers | | title8 = Music for Rivers | ||
| − | | length8 = 3: | + | | length8 = 3:06 |
}} | }} | ||
| − | Released August 5, 2016. | + | 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]] | + | "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 [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-iv here]. | Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-iv here]. | ||
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| title3 = 5 Dogwood Drive | | title3 = 5 Dogwood Drive | ||
| length3 = 4:01 | | length3 = 4:01 | ||
| − | | title4 = I'm Going That Way ft. Emily Cross | + | | title4 = I'm Going That Way ft. Emily Cross |
| length4 = 3:09 | | length4 = 3:09 | ||
| title5 = The Clearing | | title5 = The Clearing | ||
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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. | 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, | + | "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 [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-v here]. | Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-v here]. | ||
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}} | }} | ||
| − | Released November 26, 2013 | + | Released November 26, 2013. |
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]. | ||
| − | == '' | + | == ''Junebug'' == |
{{Tracklist | {{Tracklist | ||
| − | | title = | + | | title = Junebug |
| − | | albumart = Junebug | + | | albumart = Junebug album art.jpg |
| − | | title1 | + | | title1 = Static Between Stations |
| − | + | | length1 = 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 [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 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 == | == 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 [ | + | 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]. | ||
| − | An | + | 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]. |
| − | + | == References == | |
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[[Category:Real world]] | [[Category:Real world]] | ||
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