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
1969	The Good Guys And The Bad Guys	Warner Bros.-Seven Arts	91 min		Color	sound
1968	Chubasco.	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.	100 min	35mm	Color	sound
1968	IN ENEMY COUNTRY.	Universal Pictures		35 mm	Color	sound
1968	Norman Normal	Pyramid Film & Video	6 min	16mm		sound
1968	Skyscraper Caper	Warner Bros.-Seven Arts	1 reel		Color	sound
1965	The Wild Chase	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.		35mm	Color	sound
1963	Claws In The Lease.	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.		35mm	Color	sound
1963	Now Hear This	Florida Dept Of Commerce Film Library	6 min	16mm	Color	sound
1963	Woolen Under Where	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.		35mm	Color	sound
1962	The Sign Of Zorro	Walt Disney Productions.	91 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1960	The Horse With The Flying Tail.	Walt Disney Productions.	48 min	35mm	Color	sound
1960	The hound that thought he was a raccoon.	Walt Disney Productions.	1800	35mm	Color	sound
1958	The Sign Of Zorro.	Walt Disney Productions.	91 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1957	FLOOD TIDE.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	82 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1957	The Wetback Hound	WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS EDUCATIONAL FILM DIVISION 500 S BUENA VISTA AVE BURBANK CA 91503	18 min	16mm		sound
1956	Pillars Of The Sky.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	95 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1956	So You Want To Be Pretty.	Vitaphone Corp.	10 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1956	Walk The Proud Land.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	88 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1955	Tennessee’s Partner.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	87 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1955	To Hell And Back.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	106 min	35mm	Color	sound
1954	Abbott And Costello Meet The Keystone Kops.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	8 reels	35mm	B&W	sound
1954	Black Horse Canyon.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	81 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1954	Fireman, save my child.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	80 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1954	Ricochet Romance.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	80 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1954	The Littlest Outlaw.	Walt Disney Productions.	10 reels	35mm	Color	sound
1954	War Arrow.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	78 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1953	Border River.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	81 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1953	Phantom From Space.	Planet Filmplays Inc.	9 reels	35mm	B&W	sound
1953	So You Want To Learn To Dance.	The Vitaphone Corp.	10 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1951	THE SEEING EYE	Owen Crump	20 min
1951	The Seeing Eye	TFC	10 min	16mm	B&W	Sound
1951	The Tanks Are Coming.	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.	90 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
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
1948	Calgary Stampede	Saul Elkins	18 min	16mm
1948	The Big Punch.	Sherry Shourds	80 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	So You Want To Be In Pictures.	Richard L. Bare	10 min.	35mm	B&W	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
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
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
1943	BAPTISM OF FIRE ▶		36 min	16mm	Color & B&W
1943	BAPTISM OF FIRE ▶	US Army Pictorial Services	36 min		Color & B&W