folk music

His social realist films authentically capture working-class communities and their cultural traditions, often incorporating folk music as a window into their lived experiences.

His spaghetti westerns feature iconic folk-inflected soundtracks by Ennio Morricone that became synonymous with traditional storytelling and the American frontier myth.

They consistently weave American folk traditions, ballads, and music into their narratives, most notably in films like 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' and 'Inside Llewyn Davis.'