William Lava

Composer

William "Bill" Benjamin Lava (March 18, 1911 – February 20, 1971) was a composer and arranger who composed and conducted music for feature films as well as that for the Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated cartoons from 1962 to 1969, replacing the deceased Milt Franklyn, making him the last composer and arranger in the classic era of Warner Bros. Cartoons.

Born: March 18, 1911 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Died: February 20, 1971 (Age 59)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
A Fugitive from Justice Movie	4.8	Sound	Original Music Composer	1940
A Shot in the Dark Movie	5.5	Sound	Original Music Composer	1941
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops Movie	6.1	Sound	Music, Original Music Composer	1955
Adventures of Red Ryder Movie	6.9	Sound	Original Music Composer	1940
Barricade Movie	5.7	Sound	Original Music Composer	1950
Billy The Kid Returns Movie	5.5	Sound	Music	1938
Blue Montana Skies Movie	6.4	Sound	Original Music Composer	1939
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.5	Sound	Music	1951
Busses Roar Movie	5.7	Sound	Music	1942
Chamber of Horrors Movie	5.8	Sound	Original Music Composer	1966
Chubasco Movie	5.2	Sound	Original Music Composer	1968
Colt .45 Movie	5.8	Sound	Music	1950
Come On, Rangers Movie	5.8	Sound	Original Music Composer	1938
Crime by Night Movie	6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1944
Cult of the Cobra Movie	6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1955
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	7	Sound	Music	1988
Daredevils of the Red Circle Movie	6.9	Sound	Original Music Composer	1939
Dick Tracy's G-Men Movie	6.2	Sound	Original Music Composer	1939
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	7	Sound	Original Music Composer	1943
Dracula vs. Frankenstein Movie	3.7	Sound	Original Music Composer	1971
Embraceable You Movie	6.4	Sound	Music	1948
Escape from Crime Movie	5.6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1942
Five Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	6.5	Sound	Music	1951
Flaxy Martin Movie	6.3	Sound	Original Music Composer	1949
Hawk of the Wilderness Movie	7.3	Sound	Original Music Composer	1938
Hell Bent for Leather Movie	6.4	Sound	Original Music Composer	1960
Highway 301 Movie	6.6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1950
Hollywood Story Movie	6.6	Crew	Additional Music	1951
Homicide Movie	6.1	Sound	Original Music Composer	1949
House of Dracula Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	5.8	Sound	Original Music Composer	1945
I Was Framed Movie	5.2	Sound	Original Music Composer	1942
In Enemy Country Movie	5.5	Sound	Music	1968
In Old Monterey Movie	5.4	Sound	Original Music Composer	1939
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.4	Sound	Original Music Composer	1951
Law of the Tropics Movie	5.7	Sound	Original Music Composer	1941
Let's Kill Uncle Movie	5.5	Sound	Music	1966
Make Your Own Bed Movie	5.3	Crew	Additional Music	1944
Melody Ranch Movie	6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1940
Mexicali Rose Movie	6.2	Sound	Original Music Composer	1939
Moonrise Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.8	Sound	Original Music Composer	1948
Mountain Rhythm Movie	6.7	Sound	Original Music Composer	1939
Mrs. Mike Movie	6.4	Sound	Music	1949
Murder in the Air Movie	5.3	Sound	Music	1940
Murder in the Big House Movie	6.1	Sound	Original Music Composer	1942
New Frontier Movie	5.1	Directing	Music Director	1939
Nine Lives Are Not Enough Movie	5.7	Sound	Music	1941
PT 109 Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.7	Sound	Original Music Composer	1963
Phantom from Space Movie	4.3	Sound	Original Music Composer	1953
Pillars of the Sky Movie	6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1956
Rabbit, Run Movie	5.2	Sound	Original Music Composer	1970
Retreat, Hell! Movie	6.2	Sound	Original Music Composer	1952
Revenge of the Creature Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	5.8	Sound	Original Music Composer	1955
Santa Fe Stampede Movie	5.8	Sound	Music	1938
Saskatchewan Movie	6.1	Sound	Original Music Composer	1954
Secret Agent X-9 Movie	6.4	Sound	Original Music Composer	1945
Seven Ways from Sundown Movie	7	Sound	Music	1960
She-Wolf of London Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	5.3	Directing	Original Music Composer, Music Director	1946
Spy Ship Movie	6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1942
Steel Against the Sky Movie	5.5	Sound	Music	1941
The Black Castle Movie	6.4	Sound	Music	1952
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	7.5	Sound	Music	1979
The Cat Creeps Movie	5	Sound	Music	1946
The Courageous Dr. Christian Movie	5.8	Sound	Original Music Composer	1940
The Deadly Mantis Movie	5.3	Sound	Original Music Composer	1957
The Girl in the Kremlin Movie	4.8	Sound	Music	1957
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys Movie	5.9	Sound	Original Music Composer, Songs	1969
The Hidden Hand Movie	5.9	Sound	Original Music Composer	1942
The House Across the Street Movie	5.8	Sound	Original Music Composer	1949
The Invisible Man's Revenge Movie	5.6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1944
The Jungle Captive Movie	4.9	Sound	Music	1945
The Lone Ranger Rides Again Movie	6.6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1939
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	7.2	Sound	Music	1981
The Mummy's Curse Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	5.6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1944
The Mysterious Doctor Movie	5.5	Sound	Original Music Composer	1943
The Night Riders Movie	5.5	Sound	Music	1939
The Nurse's Secret Movie	5.5	Sound	Original Music Composer	1941
The Strange Door Movie	6.1	Sound	Music	1951
The Tanks Are Coming Movie	6	Sound	Music	1951
This Side of the Law Movie	6.3	Sound	Original Music Composer	1950
Three Texas Steers Movie	5.2	Sound	Original Music Composer	1939
To Have and Have Not Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	7.9	Crew	Additional Music	1945
Wall of Noise Movie	5.8	Sound	Original Music Composer	1963
Wyoming Outlaw Movie	5.6	Sound	Music	1939
Zorro, the Avenger Movie	6.5	Sound	Original Music Composer	1959
Gangs of Chicago Movie	6.1	Sound	Original Music Composer	1940
Tenth Avenue Kid Movie	5.4	Sound	Original Music Composer	1938
The Big Punch Movie	5.6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1948
Western Jamboree Movie	5.6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1938
Madonna of the Desert Movie	6.2	Sound	Music	1948
Highway West Movie	6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1941
Flood Tide Movie	6.5	Sound	Music	1958
Step Down to Terror Movie	5.9	Sound	Music	1958
Come On, Leathernecks! Movie	5.4	Sound	Music	1938
Stormy, the Thoroughbred Movie	6.9	Sound	Original Music Composer	1954
The Best Doggoned Dog in the World Movie	6.5	Sound	Music	1957
Sancho, the Homing Steer Movie	7	Sound	Songs	1962
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra Movie	7.9	Sound	Original Music Composer	1971
Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the West Movie	7.6	Sound	Music	1974
The Adventure of the Speckled Band Movie	6.5	Sound	Music	1949
Rusty and the Falcon Movie	8.6	Sound	Music, Songs	1958
The Horse of the West Movie	8.9	Sound	Music	1957
The Twilight Zone TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	8.8	Sound	Music 1 Episode	1959-1964
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure TV Show	8.2	Sound	Music	1956-1956
Corky and White Shadow TV Show	8.3	Sound	Theme Song Performance 17 Episodes	1956-1956
Adventure in Dairyland TV Show	7.9	Sound	Theme Song Performance 8 Episodes	1956-1956
A Boy and His Dog Short Film	5.9	Sound	Music	1946
A Message to Gracias Short Film	6.1	Sound	Original Music Composer	1964
A-Haunting We Will Go Short Film	6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1966
An Ounce of Pink Short Film	6.2	Sound	Music	1965
Banty Raids Short Film	6.4	Sound	Music	1963
Bartholomew Versus the Wheel Short Film	5.9	Sound	Original Music Composer	1964
Big Game Haunt Short Film	4.3	Sound	Original Music Composer	1968
Bully for Pink Short Film	6.1	Sound	Music	1965
Bunny and Claude: We Rob Carrot Patches Short Film	5	Sound	Original Music Composer	1968
Calgary Stampede Short Film	5.5	Sound	Music	1948
Chili Weather Short Film	5.9	Sound	Original Music Composer	1963
Congratulations It's Pink Short Film	6.3	Sound	Music	1967
Corn on the Cop Short Film	5.6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1965
Devil's Feud Cake Short Film	6.2	Sound	Original Music Composer	1963
Dial 'P' for Pink Short Film	6.9	Sound	Music	1965
Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare Short Film	6.7	Sound	Original Music Composer	1964
Dumb Patrol Short Film	6	Sound	Music	1964
False Hare Short Film	6.4	Sound	Music	1964
Fast Buck Duck Short Film	6.5	Sound	Original Music Composer	1963
Give Us the Earth! Short Film	5.5	Sound	Music	1947
Grandad of Races Short Film	5.5	Sound	Music	1950
Hare-Breadth Hurry Short Film	6.8	Sound	Music	1963
Hitler Lives Short Film	5.1	Sound	Music	1945
I Am an American Short Film	5.9	Sound	Music	1944
I Won't Play Short Film	6.5	Sound	Music	1944
Mad as a Mars Hare Short Film	7.1	Sound	Original Music Composer	1963
Martian Through Georgia Short Film	6.4	Sound	Original Music Composer	1962
My Country 'Tis of Thee Short Film	4.9	Sound	Music	1950
Norman Normal Short Film	5.6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1968
Now Hear This Short Film	6.7	Sound	Original Music Composer	1962
Nuts and Volts Short Film	6.1	Sound	Original Music Composer	1964
Pancho's Hideaway Short Film	5.9	Sound	Original Music Composer	1964
Pickled Pink Short Film	6.2	Sound	Music	1965
Pink Ice Short Film	5.9	Sound	Music	1965
Pink Pajamas Short Film	6.7	Sound	Music	1964
Pink Panzer Short Film	6.3	Sound	Music	1965
Pink Pistons Short Film	6.3	Sound	Music	1966
Pink Punch Short Film	6.2	Sound	Music	1966
Pinkfinger Short Film	6.1	Sound	Original Music Composer	1965
Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too! Short Film	5.3	Sound	Original Music Composer	1969
Reel Pink Short Film	5.8	Sound	Music	1965
Señorella and the Glass Huarache Short Film	5.8	Sound	Original Music Composer	1964
Shocking Pink Short Film	5.8	Sound	Music	1965
Sink Pink Short Film	6.2	Sound	Music	1965
Smart as a Fox Short Film	5.6	Sound	Music	1946
Smile Pretty, Say Pink Short Film	6.6	Sound	Music	1966
So You Think You're Allergic Short Film	5.7	Sound	Music	1945
So You Think You're Not Guilty Short Film	5.8	Sound	Original Music Composer	1950
So You Want an Apartment Short Film	6.2	Sound	Music	1948
So You Want to Be a Detective Short Film	6.7	Sound	Original Music Composer	1948
So You Want to Be a Gambler Short Film	6.1	Sound	Music	1948
So You Want to Be in Pictures Short Film	6.4	Sound	Music	1947
So You Want to Build a House Short Film	5.8	Sound	Music	1948
So You Want to Hold Your Wife Short Film	6.6	Sound	Music	1947
So You're Going to Be a Father Short Film	6.2	Sound	Music	1947
So Your Wife Wants to Work Short Film	6.4	Sound	Music	1956
Star in the Night Short Film	7.5	Sound	Music	1945
Story of a Dog Short Film	6	Sound	Music	1945
Tease for Two Short Film	5.9	Sound	Original Music Composer	1965
The Great Carrot-Train Robbery Short Film	5	Sound	Original Music Composer	1969
The Iceman Ducketh Short Film	6.4	Sound	Original Music Composer	1964
The Million Hare Short Film	6.7	Sound	Original Music Composer	1963
The Pink Blueprint Short Film	6.9	Sound	Music	1966
The Pink Phink Short Film	7.4	Sound	Original Music Composer	1964
The Pink Tail Fly Short Film	6.5	Sound	Music	1965
The Wild Chase Short Film	6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1965
To Beep or Not to Beep Short Film	7.4	Sound	Original Music Composer	1963
Transylvania 6-5000 Short Film	7.6	Sound	Original Music Composer	1963
Vitamin Pink Short Film	6.1	Sound	Music	1966
We Give Pink Stamps Short Film	6.5	Sound	Music	1964
Chimp & Zee Short Film	4.3	Sound	Original Music Composer	1968
3 Ring Wing-Ding Short Film	4.7	Sound	Original Music Composer	1968
So You Want a Model Railroad Short Film	8.1	Sound	Music	1955
Bugged by a Bee Short Film	4.5	Sound	Original Music Composer	1969
Shamrock and Roll Short Film	4.5	Sound	Original Music Composer	1969
Fistic Mystic Short Film	5	Sound	Original Music Composer	1969
So You Want to Be Pretty Short Film	6.8	Sound	Music	1956
So You Want a Raise Short Film	6.6	Sound	Music	1950
So You Want to Move Short Film	7.1	Sound	Music	1950
So You Never Tell a Lie Short Film	6.3	Sound	Music	1952
So You Want to Be a Plumber Short Film	6.9	Sound	Music	1951
So You Want to Know Your Relatives Short Film	6.8	Sound	Original Music Composer	1954
So You Want to Enjoy Life Short Film	6.3	Sound	Music	1952
Once Over Lightly Short Film	5.2	Sound	Original Music Composer	1944
Women at War Short Film	6.7	Sound	Original Music Composer	1943
So You Want to Hold Your Husband Short Film	6.8	Sound	Music	1950
So You're Going on a Vacation Short Film	6.3	Sound	Music	1947
Food and Magic Short Film	5.8	Sound	Music	1943
Proudly We Serve Short Film	6.4	Sound	Music	1944
Heart to Heart Short Film	5.3	Sound	Music	1949
So You Want to Wear the Pants Short Film	6.6	Sound	Music	1952
The Grass Is Always Greener Short Film	6.4	Sound	Music	1950
Happy Times and Jolly Moments Short Film	6.3	Sound	Music	1943
So You Want to Be a Salesman Short Film	6.8	Sound	Music	1947
24 Hour Alert Short Film	6.2	Sound	Music	1955
How Bugs Bunny Won the West Movie	7	Sound	Music	1978
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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