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.
Sound 231
1980s
- 1988
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
Music
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
Music
- 1978
How Bugs Bunny Won the West
Music
- 1974
Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the West
Music
- 1971
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra
Original Music Composer
- 1970
Rabbit, Run
Original Music Composer
1960s
- 1969
Bugged by a Bee
Original Music Composer
Shamrock and Roll
Original Music Composer
Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too!
Original Music Composer
Fistic Mystic
Original Music Composer
The Great Carrot-Train Robbery
Original Music Composer
- 1968
Bunny and Claude: We Rob Carrot Patches
Original Music Composer
Brimstone, the Amish Horse
Music
Chimp & Zee
Original Music Composer
3 Ring Wing-Ding
Original Music Composer
In Enemy Country
Music
See Ya Later Gladiator
Original Music Composer
Chubasco
Original Music Composer
Hippydrome Tiger
Original Music Composer
Skyscraper Caper
Original Music Composer
Big Game Haunt
Original Music Composer
Norman Normal
Original Music Composer
Feud with a Dude
Original Music Composer
- 1967
Fiesta Fiasco
Original Music Composer
Merlin the Magic Mouse
Original Music Composer
Congratulations It's Pink
Music
Cool Cat
Original Music Composer
Go Away Stowaway
Original Music Composer
Rodent to Stardom
Original Music Composer
Speedy Ghost to Town
Original Music Composer
The Spy Swatter
Original Music Composer
The Music Mice-Tro
Original Music Composer
- 1966
Let's Kill Uncle
Music
Chamber of Horrors
Original Music Composer
Smile Pretty, Say Pink
Music
The Pink Blueprint
Music
Snow Excuse
Original Music Composer
Vitamin Pink
Music
Pink Pistons
Music
Clippety Clobbered
Original Music Composer
Mexican Mousepiece
Original Music Composer
Pink Punch
Music
The Solid Tin Coyote
Original Music Composer
Napoleon Blown-Aparte
Music
Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat
Music
Out and Out Rout
Original Music Composer
Shot and Bothered
Original Music Composer
The Astroduck
Original Music Composer
- 1965
Chaser on the Rocks
Original Music Composer
The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation
Music
The Inspector
Music
Bully for Pink
Music
Highway Runnery
Original Music Composer
Go Go Amigo
Original Music Composer
Reel Pink
Music
Hairied and Hurried
Original Music Composer
Just Plane Beep
Original Music Composer
Chili Corn Corny
Original Music Composer
An Ounce of Pink
Music
Boulder Wham!
Original Music Composer
Tired and Feathered
Original Music Composer
Pink Panzer
Music
Tease for Two
Original Music Composer
The Pink Tail Fly
Music
Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner
Original Music Composer
Rushing Roulette
Original Music Composer
Corn on the Cop
Original Music Composer
Suppressed Duck
Original Music Composer
Pink Ice
Music
Well Worn Daffy
Original Music Composer
Pinkfinger
Original Music Composer
Shocking Pink
Music
Pickled Pink
Music
Sink Pink
Music
Moby Duck
Original Music Composer
Dial 'P' for Pink
Music
The Wild Chase
Original Music Composer
We Give Pink Stamps
Music
Cats and Bruises
Original Music Composer
It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House
Original Music Composer
- 1964
Road to Andalay
Original Music Composer
The Pink Phink
Original Music Composer
Pancho's Hideaway
Original Music Composer
Señorella and the Glass Huarache
Original Music Composer
False Hare
Music
War and Pieces
Music
The Iceman Ducketh
Original Music Composer
Nuts and Volts
Original Music Composer
Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare
Original Music Composer
Bartholomew Versus the Wheel
Original Music Composer
A Message to Gracias
Original Music Composer
Dumb Patrol
Music
- 1963
To Beep or Not to Beep
Original Music Composer
Transylvania 6-5000
Original Music Composer
Mad as a Mars Hare
Original Music Composer
Aqua Duck
Music
The Unmentionables
Music
Wall of Noise
Original Music Composer
Chili Weather
Original Music Composer
Banty Raids
Music
PT 109
Original Music Composer
Hare-Breadth Hurry
Music
Now Hear This
Original Music Composer
The Million Hare
Original Music Composer
Fast Buck Duck
Original Music Composer
Devil's Feud Cake
Original Music Composer
Greta, the Misfit Greyhound
Music
- 1962
Martian Through Georgia
Original Music Composer
Sancho, the Homing Steer
Songs
- 1960
Moochie of Pop Warner Football
Music
Seven Ways from Sundown
Music
Hell Bent for Leather
Original Music Composer
1950s
- 1959
Zorro, the Avenger
Original Music Composer
- 1958
Rusty and the Falcon
Music, Songs
Step Down to Terror
Music
Flood Tide
Music
- 1957
The Horse of the West
Music
The Best Doggoned Dog in the World
Music
The Wetback Hound
Music
The Deadly Mantis
Original Music Composer
- 1956
Alaska Lifeboat
Music
Adventure in Dairyland
Theme Song Performance
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Music
So You Want to Be Pretty
Music
Corky and White Shadow
Theme Song Performance
- 1955
24 Hour Alert
Music
The Littlest Outlaw
Original Music Composer
Cult of the Cobra
Original Music Composer
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Music, Original Music Composer
Revenge of the Creature
Original Music Composer
- 1954
Beauty and the Bull
Original Music Composer
Stormy, the Thoroughbred
Original Music Composer
- 1953
- 1952
The Black Castle
Music
So You Never Tell a Lie
Music
Retreat, Hell!
Original Music Composer
Continental Holiday
Music
- 1951
The Strange Door
Music
The Tanks Are Coming
Music
Five
Music
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Music
- 1950
Highway 301
Original Music Composer
My Country 'Tis of Thee
Music
Grandad of Races
Music
This Side of the Law
Original Music Composer
Colt .45
Music
So You Think You're Not Guilty
Original Music Composer
Barricade
Original Music Composer
The Grass Is Always Greener
Music
1940s
- 1949
Mrs. Mike
Music
The House Across the Street
Original Music Composer
Heart to Heart
Music
Homicide
Original Music Composer
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Music
Flaxy Martin
Original Music Composer
The Columbia: America's Greatest Power Stream
Music
- 1948
Moonrise
Original Music Composer
Embraceable You
Music
So You Want to Be a Detective
Original Music Composer
The Big Punch
Original Music Composer
Calgary Stampede
Music
Madonna of the Desert
Music
So You Want to Be a Gambler
Music
- 1947
So You're Going to Be a Father
Music
- 1946
She-Wolf of London
Original Music Composer, Music Director
The Cat Creeps
Music
Smart as a Fox
Music
- 1945
Hitler Lives
Music
House of Dracula
Original Music Composer
Story of a Dog
Music
Star in the Night
Music
Secret Agent X-9
Original Music Composer
The Jungle Captive
Music
- 1944
The Mummy's Curse
Original Music Composer
I Won't Play
Music
Proudly We Serve
Music
Crime by Night
Original Music Composer
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Original Music Composer
- 1943
Food and Magic
Music
Women at War
Original Music Composer
The Mysterious Doctor
Original Music Composer
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
Original Music Composer
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Music
- 1942
The Hidden Hand
Original Music Composer
Busses Roar
Music
Escape from Crime
Original Music Composer
Spy Ship
Original Music Composer
Murder in the Big House
Original Music Composer
I Was Framed
Original Music Composer
- 1941
Steel Against the Sky
Music
Law of the Tropics
Original Music Composer
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Music
Highway West
Original Music Composer
The Nurse's Secret
Original Music Composer
A Shot in the Dark
Original Music Composer
- 1940
Adventures of Red Ryder
Original Music Composer
A Fugitive from Justice
Original Music Composer
Murder in the Air
Music
Gangs of Chicago
Original Music Composer
The Courageous Dr. Christian
Original Music Composer
1930s
- 1939
Dick Tracy's G-Men
Original Music Composer
In Old Monterey
Original Music Composer
Wyoming Outlaw
Music
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Original Music Composer
Mountain Rhythm
Original Music Composer
Three Texas Steers
Original Music Composer
Blue Montana Skies
Original Music Composer
The Night Riders
Music
Mexicali Rose
Original Music Composer
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Original Music Composer
- 1938
Red River Range
Music
Hawk of the Wilderness
Original Music Composer
Western Jamboree
Original Music Composer
Come On, Rangers
Original Music Composer
Santa Fe Stampede
Music
Tenth Avenue Kid
Original Music Composer
Come On, Leathernecks!
Music
Other crew 4
1960s
- 1965
The Inspector
Compositor
1950s
- 1951
Hollywood Story
Additional Music
1940s
- 1945
- 1944
Make Your Own Bed
Additional Music
