The Mystery Kindaichi Band has been played on NTS in shows including Trevor Jackson , featured first on 15 May 2020. Songs played include 獄門島 , 金田一耕助のテーマ and 金田一耕助のテーマ - Kindaichi Kosuke No Theme.

Composer Kentaro Haneda created the album in 1977, as the soundtrack to a cult detective book series of the same name by writer Seishi Yokomizo. Its 10 tracks mix disco with funk and breakbeats. For the LP, Haneda enlisted a group of musicians including pianist Hideo Ichikawa, Tadaomi Anai on percussion, Takeru Muraoka on saxophone, Kohi Hadori on trumpet, and Kimono Yamauchi on koto.