William Lava

American composer (1911-1971)

William "Bill" Benjamin Lava was a composer and arranger who composed and conducted music for feature films as well as 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.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 81 films (1938–1969) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 28 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1938	BILLY THE KID RETURNS.	Republic Pictures Corp	6 reels		B&W
1938	DICK TRACY RETURNS.	No company name found.	2 reels		B&W
1938	HAWK OF THE WILDERNESS.	Republic Pictures Corp	2 reels		B&W
1938	SANTA FE STAMPEDE.	Republic Pictures Corp	55 min		B&W
1939	Calling All Marines.	John H. Auer	7 reels		B&W
1939	Cowboys From Texas.	George Sherman	6 reels		Color & B&W
1939	DAREDEVILS OF THE RED CIRCLE.	Republic Pictures Corp	2 reels		B&W
1939	Days Of Jesse James.	Joseph Kane	7 reels		B&W
1939	FORGED PASSPORT.	Republic Pictures Corp	7 reels		B&W
1939	NEW FRONTIER.	Republic Pictures Corp	6 reels		B&W
1939	THE KANSAS TERRORS.	Republic Pictures Corp	6 reels		B&W
1939	THE NIGHT RIDERS.	Republic Pictures Corp	6 reels		B&W
1939	THREE TEXAS STEERS.	Republic Pictures Corp	6 reels		B&W
1939	WYOMING OUTLAW.	Republic Pictures Corp	6 reels		B&W
1940	Earl Of Puddlestone.	Gus Meins	7 reels		Color
1940	Girl From God's Country.	Sidney Salkow	8 reels		Color
1940	Grand Ole Opry.	Frank McDonald	7 reels		Color
1940	Grandpa Goes To Town.	Gus Meins	7 reels		Color
1940	King Of The Lumberjacks.	William Clemens	6 reels		B&W
1940	Oklahoma Renegades.	Nate Watt	6 reels		B&W
1940	Scatterbrain.	Gus Meins	8 reels		B&W
1940	Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot.	Lew Landers	8 reels		Color & B&W
1940	THE COURAGEOUS DR. CHRISTIAN.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	67 min.		B&W
1940	The Crooked Road.	Phil Rosen	8 reels		Color
1940	Village Barn Dance.	Frank McDonald	8 reels		Color
1940	Wolf Of New York.	William C. McGann	7 reels		Color
1942	A Ship is born	Jean Negulesco	22 min		Color
1942	Spy Ship.	B. Reeves Eason	62 min.		Color
1943	BAPTISM OF FIRE ▶		36 min	16mm	Color & B&W
1943	BAPTISM OF FIRE ▶	US Army Pictorial Services	36 min		Color & B&W
1943	BAPTISM OF FIRE		36 min		Color & B&W
1943	Little Isles Of Freedom.	Victor Stoloff	20 min.		B&W
1943	Women at war	Jean Negulesco	21 min
1944	BAPTISM OF FIRE	KIC	36 min	16mm	Color & B&W	Sound
1944	To Have and Have Not	Howard Hawks	96 min	16mm	B&W
1944	WITH THE MARINES AT TARAWA ▶	Audio-Visual Officer Div Of Information Code AGD/3	18 min	16mm	Color & B&W	sound
1945	STORY OF A DOG ▶	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. and the Vitaphone Corporation	10 min		B&W
1945	To Have And Have Not.	Howard Hawks	11 reels.		B&W
1945	To the shores of Iwo Jima ▶	Milton Sperling	20 min	16mm	Color	sound
1946	She-Wolf of London ▶	Jean Yarbrough	61 min		B&W
1946	Traffic With The Devil.	Gunther von Fritsch	2 reels	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	So You Want To Be In Pictures.	Richard L. Bare	10 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	Calgary Stampede	Saul Elkins	18 min	16mm
1948	The Big Punch.	Sherry Shourds	80 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1949	The Grass Is Always Greener	The Vitaphone Corporation	17 min		B&W
1949	The House Across The Street.	Richard L. Bare	69 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1950	Barricade.	Warner Brothers Pictures Inc.	75 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1950	The Great Jewel Robber.	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.	91 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1950	The Younger Brothers.	Edwin L. Marin	77 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1951	THE SEEING EYE	Owen Crump	20 min