His father, who was of Greek origin, had a pianola by which Jean became familiar with works of Beethoven and Wagner.
[1] He was a pupil of René Leibowitz, who introduced him to dodecaphonic and serial composition.
[2] Prodromidès composed for films such as Maigret et l'Affaire Saint-Fiacre and Danton.
Prodromidés was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1990 to Henry Sauguet's seat; Prodromidès was also president of the Academy and the Institut de France in 2005.
[3] Prodromidès's complete score, Le Voyage en ballon, has been released on CD by Disques Cinémusique in 2009.