Beyond science and academia, Dr. Richard Jonathan O. Taduran is also an accomplished songwriter and composer. His works have been released under major labels like Viva Records and ABS-CBN Star Music. In 2024 and 2025, his penned songs Gusto Kitang Pasalamatan and Falling for Seasons earned prestigious Awit Awards nominations—Best Inspirational Recording and Best Ballad Recording, respectively.

For Taduran, music is a parallel form of inquiry—a way to express what words, data, or lectures cannot. In every song, he brings the same curiosity and emotional depth that defines his work as a scientist and anthropologist. He sees both science and music as systems of pattern recognition—disciplines that seek meaning through structure, variation, and emotion. Whether composing at the piano or analyzing human remains, his work is always a search for truth and resonance.