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