London-based artist, songwriter and producer Sharon Katta releases “Death said, Breathe” – a swooping cinematic soundscape exploring mortality, stillness, and rebirth.
“Death said, Breathe” is a 5-track project charting the emotions of despair and listlessness to rebirth and healing. Inspired by Sharon’s personal experiences, the project took 6 years to complete. All beginning from a phone call with his sister, Sharon credits this conversation as changing the course of his life.
Culminating in its 7 minute title track, “Death said, Breathe” is a cinematic world combining layers of profound visceral textures; from a gunshot, a phone call, overwhelming distortions that makes you feel like you’re sinking, slowly and cathartically bringing you into the glistening field recordings that blend world instruments and orchestral arrangements (using sounds of waves, rain, storms, animals and forests).
The song explores what it feels like to be untethered – drowning in hopelessness, exhausted by the self, and longing for an end. Midway through this journey, the narrator is able to let go of the suffering self, creating space for rebirth, transformation, and the fragile fullness of life. On the single, Sharon shares, “Life is good. I’m grateful I reached out for help before I was too late. That call was the best decision I’ve ever made, and I’m glad I gave myself another chance at life.”
Most notably, the project was specially designed for Dolby Atmos. With collaborator James Auwarter (Grammy-winning engineer), Sharon transformed “Death said, Breathe” into a truly immersive environment. The track weaves together more than 100 world instruments – including orchestral strings, ethnic string instruments, piano, guitars, mandolin, and choirs, alongside tabla, South Indian street drums, and cinematic percussion.
These traditional and non-traditional elements mirror Sharon’s artistry: feeling, expansive, and innovative. The result is a sonic world that feels both intimate and epic, collapsing the boundaries between music, cinema, and lived experience.
Sharon Katta is a London-based artist, songwriter, and producer whose work moves between reflective songwriting and immersive cinematic production. Blending storytelling, experimental sound design, and most recently Dolby Atmos technology, he creates music that spans from intimate and chilled to expansive audio-films. His latest release, Death Said, Breathe — a seven-minute piece also released as a five-track EP — was mixed in Atmos by Grammy-winning engineer James Auwarter. Built from field recordings, orchestral textures, tribal percussion, and visceral sound design, the track explores mortality, stillness, and rebirth, inviting listeners to step inside an experience rather than a conventional single.
The project was recently presented at Abbey Road Institute’s Angel Studio as a case study in Atmos production, highlighting Sharon’s boundary-pushing approach. Previous singles Home and Detachment Theory earned press coverage, UK grassroots radio support, and over 38,000 streams, establishing him as one of the forward-thinking emerging artists.
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