The firm's origins date back to the Keith, Prowse & Co. partnership established in 1830.

KPM's music library has been utilised in many films and television programmes worldwide.

The KPM 1000 album series, mainly produced by Adrian Kerridge, has become more commercially available in recent years.

[2] KPM pieces became the theme tunes for Mastermind, All Creatures Great and Small, The Avengers, Animal Magic, This Is Your Life, Dave Allen at Large, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Ren & Stimpy Show, Camp Lazlo, Superstars, Grandstand, Rugby Special, and ITV News at Ten.

In the U.S. the recordings have been used on Sesame Street, as well as sports documentarian Jon Bois' YouTube series, including Dorktown.