William Lava
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- March 18, 1911
- Died
- February 20, 1971 (aged 59)
- Birthplace
- St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
Movie · Music
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
Movie · Music
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
Movie · Music
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
Movie · Music
Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the West
Movie · Music
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
Movie · Original Music Composer
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Movie · Original Music Composer
Rabbit, Run
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Movie · Original Music Composer, Songs
The Great Carrot-Train Robbery
Movie · Original Music Composer
Fistic Mystic
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bugged by a Bee
Movie · Original Music Composer
Shamrock and Roll
Movie · Original Music Composer
Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too!
Movie · Original Music Composer
Chubasco
Movie · Original Music Composer
In Enemy Country
Movie · Music
Norman Normal
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bunny and Claude: We Rob Carrot Patches
Movie · Original Music Composer
Chimp & Zee
Movie · Original Music Composer
3 Ring Wing-Ding
Movie · Original Music Composer
Big Game Haunt
Movie · Original Music Composer
Brimstone, the Amish Horse
Movie · Music
Feud with a Dude
Movie · Original Music Composer
See Ya Later Gladiator
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hippydrome Tiger
Movie · Original Music Composer
Flying Circus
Movie · Original Music Composer
Skyscraper Caper
Movie · Original Music Composer
Congratulations It's Pink
Movie · Music
Fiesta Fiasco
Movie · Original Music Composer
Go Away Stowaway
Movie · Original Music Composer
Cool Cat
Movie · Original Music Composer
Merlin the Magic Mouse
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Music Mice-Tro
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Spy Swatter
Movie · Original Music Composer
Speedy Ghost to Town
Movie · Original Music Composer
Rodent to Stardom
Movie · Original Music Composer
Vitamin Pink
Movie · Music
A-Haunting We Will Go
Movie · Original Music Composer
Let's Kill Uncle
Movie · Music
Chamber of Horrors
Movie · Original Music Composer
Pink Punch
Movie · Music
The Pink Blueprint
Movie · Music
Pink Pistons
Movie · Music
Smile Pretty, Say Pink
Movie · Music
The Astroduck
Movie · Original Music Composer
Mexican Mousepiece
Movie · Original Music Composer
Snow Excuse
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Solid Tin Coyote
Movie · Original Music Composer
Out and Out Rout
Movie · Original Music Composer
Shot and Bothered
Movie · Original Music Composer
Clippety Clobbered
Movie · Original Music Composer
Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat
Movie · Music
Napoleon Blown-Aparte
Movie · Music
The Wild Chase
Movie · Original Music Composer
Pickled Pink
Movie · Music
Tease for Two
Movie · Original Music Composer
Pinkfinger
Movie · Original Music Composer
We Give Pink Stamps
Movie · Music
Dial 'P' for Pink
Movie · Music
Sink Pink
Movie · Music
Shocking Pink
Movie · Music
Pink Ice
Movie · Music
The Pink Tail Fly
Movie · Music
An Ounce of Pink
Movie · Music
Pink Panzer
Movie · Music
Bully for Pink
Movie · Music
Reel Pink
Movie · Music
Corn on the Cop
Movie · Original Music Composer
Chaser on the Rocks
Movie · Original Music Composer
Suppressed Duck
Movie · Original Music Composer
Well Worn Daffy
Movie · Original Music Composer
Chili Corn Corny
Movie · Original Music Composer
Boulder Wham!
Movie · Original Music Composer
Highway Runnery
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hairied and Hurried
Movie · Original Music Composer
Just Plane Beep
Movie · Original Music Composer
Moby Duck
Movie · Original Music Composer
Rushing Roulette
Movie · Original Music Composer
Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner
Movie · Original Music Composer
Tired and Feathered
Movie · Original Music Composer
Go Go Amigo
Movie · Original Music Composer
Cats and Bruises
Movie · Original Music Composer
It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation
Movie · Music
The Inspector
TV · Music · 34 eps
Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare
Movie · Original Music Composer
Dumb Patrol
Movie · Music
False Hare
Movie · Music
The Pink Phink
Movie · Original Music Composer
Pancho's Hideaway
Movie · Original Music Composer
Señorella and the Glass Huarache
Movie · Original Music Composer
Nuts and Volts
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bartholomew Versus the Wheel
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Message to Gracias
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Iceman Ducketh
Movie · Original Music Composer
Pink Pajamas
Movie · Music
War and Pieces
Movie · Music
Road to Andalay
Movie · Original Music Composer
To Beep or Not to Beep
Movie · Original Music Composer
Mad as a Mars Hare
Movie · Original Music Composer
Transylvania 6-5000
Movie · Original Music Composer
Wall of Noise
Movie · Original Music Composer
Chili Weather
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Million Hare
Movie · Original Music Composer
Now Hear This
Movie · Original Music Composer
Fast Buck Duck
Movie · Original Music Composer
PT 109
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hare-Breadth Hurry
Movie · Music
Devil's Feud Cake
Movie · Original Music Composer
Banty Raids
Movie · Music
The Unmentionables
Movie · Music
Aqua Duck
Movie · Music
Greta, the Misfit Greyhound
Movie · Music
Martian Through Georgia
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sancho, the Homing Steer
Movie · Songs
Hell Bent for Leather
Movie · Original Music Composer
Seven Ways from Sundown
Movie · Music
Moochie of Pop Warner Football
Movie · Music
Zorro, the Avenger
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Twilight Zone
TV · Music · 1 ep
Flood Tide
Movie · Music
Step Down to Terror
Movie · Music
Rusty and the Falcon
Movie · Music, Songs
The Horse of the West
Movie · Music
The Deadly Mantis
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Best Doggoned Dog in the World
Movie · Music
The Wetback Hound
Movie · Music
Alaska Lifeboat
Movie · Music
Pillars of the Sky
Movie · Original Music Composer
So Your Wife Wants to Work
Movie · Music
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Movie · Music
So You Want to Be Pretty
Movie · Music
Adventure in Dairyland
TV · Theme Song Performance · 8 eps
Corky and White Shadow
TV · Theme Song Performance · 17 eps
Revenge of the Creature
Movie · Original Music Composer
Cult of the Cobra
Movie · Original Music Composer
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Movie · Music, Original Music Composer
So You Want a Model Railroad
Movie · Music
24 Hour Alert
Movie · Music
Tennessee's Partner
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Littlest Outlaw
Movie · Original Music Composer
Stormy, the Thoroughbred
Movie · Original Music Composer
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Movie · Original Music Composer
Beauty and the Bull
Movie · Original Music Composer
Phantom from Space
Movie · Original Music Composer
So You Think You Can't Sleep
Movie · Music
So You Want to Be a Musician
Movie · Music
So You Want to Learn to Dance
Movie · Music
The Black Castle
Movie · Music
Continental Holiday
Movie · Music
Retreat, Hell!
Movie · Original Music Composer
So You Want to Enjoy Life
Movie · Music
So You Want to Wear the Pants
Movie · Music
So You Never Tell a Lie
Movie · Music
So You Want to Go to a Convention
Movie · Music
The Strange Door
Movie · Music
The Tanks Are Coming
Movie · Music
Five
Movie · Music
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Movie · Music
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Movie · Original Music Composer
So You Want to Be a Plumber
Movie · Music
So You Want to Be a Cowboy
Movie · Sound
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger
Movie · Music
Highway 301
Movie · Original Music Composer
This Side of the Law
Movie · Original Music Composer
So You Think You're Not Guilty
Movie · Original Music Composer
Colt .45
Movie · Music
Barricade
Movie · Original Music Composer
So You Want a Raise
Movie · Music
So You Want to Move
Movie · Music
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
Movie · Music
My Country 'Tis of Thee
Movie · Music
The Grass Is Always Greener
Movie · Music
Grandad of Races
Movie · Music
The House Across the Street
Movie · Original Music Composer
Flaxy Martin
Movie · Original Music Composer
Homicide
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Columbia: America's Greatest Power Stream
Movie · Music
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Movie · Music
Mrs. Mike
Movie · Music
Heart to Heart
Movie · Music
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
Movie · Music
So You Want to Be an Actor
Movie · Music
So You Want to Be a Detective
Movie · Original Music Composer
Embraceable You
Movie · Music
Calgary Stampede
Movie · Music
Moonrise
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Big Punch
Movie · Original Music Composer
Madonna of the Desert
Movie · Music
So You Want to Build a House
Movie · Music
So You Want an Apartment
Movie · Music
So You Want to Be a Gambler
Movie · Music
Give Us the Earth!
Movie · Music
So You're Going on a Vacation
Movie · Music
So You Want to Hold Your Wife
Movie · Music
So You're Going to Be a Father
Movie · Music
So You Want to Be a Salesman
Movie · Music
So You Want to Be in Pictures
Movie · Music
She-Wolf of London
Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director
The Cat Creeps
Movie · Music
Smart as a Fox
Movie · Music
A Boy and His Dog
Movie · Music
Secret Agent X-9
Movie · Original Music Composer
So You Think You're Allergic
Movie · Music
The Jungle Captive
Movie · Music
House of Dracula
Movie · Original Music Composer
Star in the Night
Movie · Music
Story of a Dog
Movie · Music
Hitler Lives
Movie · Music
Proudly We Serve
Movie · Music
Once Over Lightly
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Movie · Original Music Composer
Crime by Night
Movie · Original Music Composer
I Am an American
Movie · Music
The Mummy's Curse
Movie · Original Music Composer
I Won't Play
Movie · Music
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Movie · Original Music Composer
Women at War
Movie · Original Music Composer
Food and Magic
Movie · Music
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Movie · Music
The Mysterious Doctor
Movie · Original Music Composer
Escape from Crime
Movie · Original Music Composer
Busses Roar
Movie · Music
Spy Ship
Movie · Original Music Composer
I Was Framed
Movie · Original Music Composer
Murder in the Big House
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Hidden Hand
Movie · Original Music Composer
Highway West
Movie · Original Music Composer
Law of the Tropics
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Shot in the Dark
Movie · Original Music Composer
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Movie · Music
Steel Against the Sky
Movie · Music
The Nurse's Secret
Movie · Original Music Composer
Gangs of Chicago
Movie · Original Music Composer
Adventures of Red Ryder
Movie · Original Music Composer
Murder in the Air
Movie · Music
The Courageous Dr. Christian
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Fugitive from Justice
Movie · Original Music Composer
Melody Ranch
Movie · Original Music Composer
Mountain Rhythm
Movie · Original Music Composer
Blue Montana Skies
Movie · Original Music Composer
Mexicali Rose
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Night Riders
Movie · Music
New Frontier
Movie · Music Director
Three Texas Steers
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Movie · Original Music Composer
Dick Tracy's G-Men
Movie · Original Music Composer
In Old Monterey
Movie · Original Music Composer
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Movie · Original Music Composer
Wyoming Outlaw
Movie · Music
Come On, Rangers
Movie · Original Music Composer
Billy The Kid Returns
Movie · Music
Santa Fe Stampede
Movie · Music
Come On, Leathernecks!
Movie · Music
Western Jamboree
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hawk of the Wilderness
Movie · Original Music Composer
Tenth Avenue Kid
Movie · Original Music Composer
Red River Range
Movie · Music