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Not yet releasedReleased 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 [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-v here].
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{{Resources|skinny}}{{Materials}}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 has seen 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 and Johnny|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].
Players who have purchased the game are able to access the audio files for the Acts I–IV and ''Entertainment'' soundtracks I–V in the game's installation folder. 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 == {{Tracklist| title = Kentucky Route Zero Original Soundtrack| albumart = KRZ OST album art.jpg| title1 = Stars Drop Away| length1 = 4:31| title2 = Ghosts In the Static| length2 = 3:27| title3 = You've Got To Walk| note3 = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]| length3 = 2:20| title4 = Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces| length4 = 4:24| title5 = Julian| length5 = 4:52| title6 = Long Journey Home (Solo)| note6 = by The Bedquilt Ramblers| length6 = 3:17| title7 = Nameless Interiors| length7 = 2:04| title8 = Hall of the Mountain King| length8 = 3:42| title9 = Xanadu| length9 = 2:44| title10 = Weird Vector| length10 = 3:07| title11 = Too Late To Love You| note11 = by [[Junebug]]| length11 = 5:57| title12 = What Would You Give| note12 = by The Bedquilt Ramblers| length12 = 3:27| title13 = Hold Music| length13 = 4:24| title14 = Dark Rum Noir| length14 = 1:57| title15 = My Light Heaven| length15 = 3:49| title16 = Riverworld| length16 = 4:19| title17 = Echo River Central Exchange| length17 = 4:24| title18 = Angel Wings| length18 = 5:52| title19 = This World Is Not My Home| note19 = by The Bedquilt Ramblers| length19 = 3:27| title20 = Un Pueblo De Nada| length20 = 2:59| title21 = To Love A Red Moon| length21 = 3:20| title22 = The Arrival| length22 = 1:36| title23 = The Library| length23 = 2:15| title24 = 5 Dogwood Drive| length24 = 4:01| title25 = I'm Going That Way ft. Emily Cross| length25 = 3:09| title26 = The Clearing| length26 = 3:18}} {{clear}} 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].
== Act I ==
| title = Kentucky Route Zero, Act I
| albumart = Act I soundtrack album art.jpg
| title1 = The Stars Drop Away (Equus Oils)| length1 = 4:2931| title2 = Ghosts in the Static (Marquez Farm)| length2 = 3:2827
| title3 = You've Got to Walk
| note3 = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
| length3 = 2:1920| title4 = Animal Bones (Exit)| length4 = 2:3029
}}
Released January 27, 2013. ProducedWritten and produced by Ben Babbitt, and mastered by Theo Karen. An old version was produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt. Mastered and 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 [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-i here].
| length1 = 2:04
| title2 = Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces
| length2 = 4:2024
| title3 = The Zero
| length3 = 3:3433
| title4 = Work and Need
| length4 = 4:0910
| title5 = Long Journey Home (Solo)
| note5 = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]| length5 = 3:1317
| title6 = Julian
| length6 = 4:5654
| title7 = Long Journey Home (Ensemble)
| length7 = 21:1658| note7 = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
}}
Released June 14, 2013. ProducedWritten and produced by Ben Babbitt and mastered by Theo Karon. An old version was produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt. Mastered and mastered by Jake Elliott.
"Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces" was recorded by Ben Babbitt and Andy Spillman at Highland Park Presbyterian Churchin 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].
| length1 = 2:44
| title2 = Weird Vector
| length2 = 3:0607
| title3 = Hall of the Mountain King
| length3 = 3:3742
| title4 = Too Late to Love You
| length4 = 65:1457
| title5 = What Would You Give
| length5 = 3:3027
| note5 = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
}}
Released May 6, 2014. ProducedWritten and produced by Ben Babbitt and mastered by Theo Karon. An old version was 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.
| albumart = Krz-act4-full.jpg
| title1 = Dark Rum Noir
| length1 = 1:5857
| title2 = My Light Heaven
| length2 = 3:5049
| title3 = Glowing Arms
| length3 = 3:2931
| title4 = Riverworld
| length4 = 4:19
| title5 = Angel Wings
| length5 = 5:5452
| title6 = Echo River Central Exchange
| length6 = 4:2024
| title7 = This World Is Not My Home
| length7 = 3:2927
| note7 = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
| title8 = Music for Rivers
| length8 = 3:0605
}}
Released August 5, 2016. Producedby Ben Babbitt and mastered by Theo Karon. An old version was produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt. Mastered and 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 KaromKaron. Album artwork by [[Tamas Kemenczy]].
Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-iv here].
| title = Kentucky Route Zero, Act V
| albumart = Act V poster.png
| title1 = The Arrival| length1 = 1:40| title2 = The Library| length2 = 2:15| title3 = 5 Dogwood Drive| length3 = 4:01| title4 = I'm Going That Way<ref>[https://wwwft.reddit.com/r/kentuckyroutezero/comments/9dzx6y/exhibition_report_krz_at_the_victoria_and_albert/ Exhibition reportEmily Cross| length4 = 3: KRZ at the Victoria and Albert Museum]</ref>09| length1 title5 = ?The Clearing| note1 length5 = track number unknown3:18
}}
== ''The Entertainment'' ==
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.
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