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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]].
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 soundtrack audio files for the Acts I–V in the game's installation folder.
Physical copies of a vinyl version of the soundtrack can and the Junebug LP were previously available to be pre-ordered at the [https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/krz iam8bit website].
== Original Soundtrack ==
| title24 = 5 Dogwood Drive
| length24 = 4:01
| title25 = I'm Going That Way ft. Emily Crossand The Town Choir
| length25 = 3:09
| title26 = The Clearing
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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.
Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-original-soundtrack here].
 
== Memory Overflow ==
 
{{Tracklist
| title = Kentucky Route Zero Memory Overflow
| albumart = KRZ Memory Overflow album art.jpg
| title1 = The Flood
| length1 = 1:10
| title2 = Last Look
| length2 = 2:54
| title3 = April 2017
| length3 = 2:10
| title4 = (270) 301-5797
| length4 = 0:42
| title5 = 65 at Night
| length5 = 2:15
| title6 = Public Transportation
| length6 = 2:54
| title7 = For LME
| length7 = 3:25
| title8 = Lunar Landing
| length8 = 2:15
| title9 = CA Video Music
| length9 = 3:26
| title10 = Mireya's Show
| length10 = 0:56
| title11 = Top Shelf Drone Tape
| length11 = 3:27
| title12 = Organ Music
| length12 = 2:47
| title13 = Hangar Guitar
| length13 = 1:41
| title14 = Quiet Funeral
| length14 = 1:17
| title15 = Xanadu Minimix I
| length15 = 3:49
| title16 = Xanadu Minimix II
| length16 = 3:55
| title17 = Weather Report
| length17 = 2:27
| title18 = Hotmk 2013
| length18 = 2:27
| title19 = Radio 92.2
| length19 = 2:46
| title20 = Night Out
| length20 = 3:36
| title21 = Long Journey demo
| length21 = 3:54
| title22 = UPDN outtake
| length22 = 2:17
| title23 = Radio Cluster
| length23 = 3:11
| title24 = Underworld Drift
| length24 = 6:09
| title25 = Mound Builders
| length25 = 10:57
| title26 = Rolling Credits
| length26 = 2:24
}}
 
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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.
 
Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-memory-overflow here].
== Act I ==
| title = Kentucky Route Zero, Act I
| albumart = Act I soundtrack album art.jpg
| title1 = The Stars Drop Away(Equus Oils)
| length1 = 4:31
| title2 = Ghosts in the Static(Márquez Farm)
| length2 = 3:27
| title3 = You've Got to Walk
| note3 = by [[The Bedquilt Ramblers]]
| length3 = 2:20
| title4 = Animal Bones(Exit)
| length4 = 2:29
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Released January 27, 2013. Written and produced by Ben Babbitt, and mastered by Theo Karen. An old version was 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.
| title6 = Julian
| length6 = 4:54
| title7 = Long Journey Home (Ensemble)
| length7 = 1:58
| note7 = by The Bedquilt Ramblers
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Released June 14, 2013. Written , produced, recorded, and produced mixed by Ben Babbitt and mastered by Theo KaronJake Elliott. An old A remastered version was producedreleased on January 28, recorded2020, and mixed produced by Ben Babbitt and mastered by Jake ElliottTheo 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.
Listen to selected tracks from this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-ii here].
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Released May 6, 2014. Written , produced, recorded, and produced mixed by Ben Babbitt and mastered by Theo KaronJake Elliott. An old A remastered version was producedreleased on January 28, recorded2020, and mixed produced by Ben Babbittand 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 ''[[Music#Too Late to Love You|Too Late to Love You]]'', with a length of 5:57.
"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].
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Released August 5, 2016. Produced Written, produced, recorded, and mixed by Ben Babbitt and mastered by Theo KaronJake Elliott. An old A remastered version was producedreleased on January 28, recorded2020, and mixed produced by Ben Babbitt and mastered by Theo KaronKaren.
"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 [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-iv here].
| title3 = 5 Dogwood Drive
| length3 = 4:01
| title4 = I'm Going That Way ft. Emily Crossand The Town Choir
| length4 = 3:09
| title5 = The Clearing
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, with Ben Babbitt, Nikole Beckwith, Alex Rose, Walt McClements, Alina Cutrono, Anna Ialeggio, Theo Karon, and Thomas Carrollappearing under the name The Town Choir.
Listen to this album [https://benbabbitt.bandcamp.com/album/kentucky-route-zero-act-v here].
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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].
== ''Too Late To to Love You'' ==
{{Tracklist
| title = Too Late To to Love You| albumart = Junebug album art- Too Late to Love You.jpg
| title1 = Intro
| length1 = 1:1211
| title2 = Static Between Stations
| length2 = 3:07
| length4 = 3:12
| title5 = Too Late To Love You
| length5 = 5:5655
| title6 = Interlude
| length6 = 1:3837
| title7 = Out Here
| length7 = 4:37
| length8 = 4:35
| title9 = Sky Remains
| length9 = 3:1817
| title10 = Next Time
| length10 = 3:2120
| title11 = Night Surrounds Us
| length11 = 5:02
}}
Not yet releasedReleased 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 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.
The music video for "Static Between Stations" is directed by Rebecca Rau and Alex Tyson, and stars Mireya Lucio, Theo Karon, and Ben BabbittListen to this album [https://junebug. Makeup is by Alina Cutrono with costumes by Anna Leocha and Alina Cutronobandcamp. Special thanks com/album/too-late-to Tim Horner-love-you 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 [http[://cardboardcomputer.com/media/this_worldFile:This World is Not My Home by The Bedquilt Ramblers.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]. 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 ambient electronic version of "What Would You Give,This World Is Not My Home" created by Ben Babbitt during the development of Act I, is available to listen to on SoundCloud [[https://www.youtubeFile:This World is Not My Home (Electronic) by Ben Babbitt.com/watch?v=JQYeaOSiGyE mp3|here]].
== References ==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]].
<references />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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