
Sound
William Lava
EN, ES, NL cinema · 257 credits
Born
18 March 1911
Died
20 February 1971 (aged 59)
Birthplace
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Also known as William B. Lava · Wm. Lava · Bill Lava
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

O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
Original Music Composer

Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Original Music Composer

Rabbit, Run
Original Music Composer

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Original Music Composer, Songs

The Great Carrot-Train Robbery
Original Music Composer

Fistic Mystic
Original Music Composer

Bugged by a Bee
Original Music Composer

Shamrock and Roll
Original Music Composer

Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too!
Original Music Composer

Chubasco
Original Music Composer

Norman Normal
Original Music Composer

Bunny and Claude: We Rob Carrot Patches
Original Music Composer

Chimp & Zee
Original Music Composer

3 Ring Wing-Ding
Original Music Composer

Big Game Haunt
Original Music Composer

Feud with a Dude
Original Music Composer

See Ya Later Gladiator
Original Music Composer

Hippydrome Tiger
Original Music Composer

Flying Circus
Original Music Composer

Skyscraper Caper
Original Music Composer

Fiesta Fiasco
Original Music Composer

Go Away Stowaway
Original Music Composer

Cool Cat
Original Music Composer

Merlin the Magic Mouse
Original Music Composer

The Music Mice-Tro
Original Music Composer

The Spy Swatter
Original Music Composer

Speedy Ghost to Town
Original Music Composer

Rodent to Stardom
Original Music Composer

A-Haunting We Will Go
Original Music Composer

Chamber of Horrors
Original Music Composer

The Astroduck
Original Music Composer

Mexican Mousepiece
Original Music Composer

Snow Excuse
Original Music Composer

The Solid Tin Coyote
Original Music Composer

Out and Out Rout
Original Music Composer

Shot and Bothered
Original Music Composer

Clippety Clobbered
Original Music Composer

The Wild Chase
Original Music Composer

Tease for Two
Original Music Composer

Pinkfinger
Original Music Composer

Pink Ice
Music

Corn on the Cop
Original Music Composer

Chaser on the Rocks
Original Music Composer

Suppressed Duck
Original Music Composer

Well Worn Daffy
Original Music Composer

Chili Corn Corny
Original Music Composer

Boulder Wham!
Original Music Composer

Highway Runnery
Original Music Composer

Hairied and Hurried
Original Music Composer

Just Plane Beep
Original Music Composer

Moby Duck
Original Music Composer

Rushing Roulette
Original Music Composer

Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner
Original Music Composer

Tired and Feathered
Original Music Composer

Go Go Amigo
Original Music Composer

Cats and Bruises
Original Music Composer

It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House
Original Music Composer

Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare
Original Music Composer

The Pink Phink
Original Music Composer

Pancho's Hideaway
Original Music Composer

Señorella and the Glass Huarache
Original Music Composer

Nuts and Volts
Original Music Composer

Bartholomew Versus the Wheel
Original Music Composer

A Message to Gracias
Original Music Composer

The Iceman Ducketh
Original Music Composer

Road to Andalay
Original Music Composer

To Beep or Not to Beep
Original Music Composer

Mad as a Mars Hare
Original Music Composer

Transylvania 6-5000
Original Music Composer

Wall of Noise
Original Music Composer

Chili Weather
Original Music Composer

The Million Hare
Original Music Composer

Now Hear This
Original Music Composer

Fast Buck Duck
Original Music Composer

PT 109
Original Music Composer

Devil's Feud Cake
Original Music Composer

Martian Through Georgia
Original Music Composer

Hell Bent for Leather
Original Music Composer

Zorro, the Avenger
Original Music Composer

Rusty and the Falcon
Music, Songs

The Deadly Mantis
Original Music Composer

Pillars of the Sky
Original Music Composer

Revenge of the Creature
Original Music Composer

Cult of the Cobra
Original Music Composer

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Music, Original Music Composer

Tennessee's Partner
Original Music Composer

Stormy, the Thoroughbred
Original Music Composer
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Original Music Composer

Beauty and the Bull
Original Music Composer

Phantom from Space
Original Music Composer

Retreat, Hell!
Original Music Composer

Five
Music

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Original Music Composer

Hollywood Story
Additional Music

Highway 301
Original Music Composer

This Side of the Law
Original Music Composer

So You Think You're Not Guilty
Original Music Composer

Colt .45
Music

Barricade
Original Music Composer

The House Across the Street
Original Music Composer

Flaxy Martin
Original Music Composer

Homicide
Original Music Composer

So You Want to Be a Detective
Original Music Composer

Moonrise
Original Music Composer

The Big Punch
Original Music Composer

She-Wolf of London
Original Music Composer, Music Director

Secret Agent X-9
Original Music Composer

To Have and Have Not
Additional Music

House of Dracula
Original Music Composer
Once Over Lightly
1944
Once Over Lightly
Original Music Composer

The Invisible Man's Revenge
Original Music Composer

Crime by Night
Original Music Composer

The Mummy's Curse
Original Music Composer

Make Your Own Bed
Additional Music

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Original Music Composer

Women at War
Original Music Composer

The Mysterious Doctor
Original Music Composer

Escape from Crime
Original Music Composer

Spy Ship
Original Music Composer

I Was Framed
Original Music Composer

Murder in the Big House
Original Music Composer

The Hidden Hand
Original Music Composer

Highway West
Original Music Composer

Law of the Tropics
Original Music Composer

A Shot in the Dark
Original Music Composer

The Nurse's Secret
Original Music Composer

Gangs of Chicago
Original Music Composer

Adventures of Red Ryder
Original Music Composer

The Courageous Dr. Christian
Original Music Composer

A Fugitive from Justice
Original Music Composer

Melody Ranch
Original Music Composer

Mountain Rhythm
Original Music Composer

Blue Montana Skies
Original Music Composer

Mexicali Rose
Original Music Composer

New Frontier
Music Director

Three Texas Steers
Original Music Composer

The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Original Music Composer

Dick Tracy's G-Men
Original Music Composer

In Old Monterey
Original Music Composer

Daredevils of the Red Circle
Original Music Composer

Come On, Rangers
Original Music Composer

Western Jamboree
Original Music Composer

Hawk of the Wilderness
Original Music Composer

Tenth Avenue Kid
Original Music Composer

























































































