William Lava
Sound
Born March 18, 1911 · St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Died February 20, 1971
Also known as William B. Lava · Wm. Lava · Bill Lava
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.
Filmography38 titles
The Twilight Zone
Come On, Rangers
To Have and Have Not
The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
Mexicali Rose
Western Jamboree
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Colt .45
The Black Castle
Barricade
Hell Bent for Leather
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Moonrise
In Old Monterey
Melody Ranch
The Courageous Dr. Christian
PT 109
Cult of the Cobra
Mountain Rhythm
Seven Ways from Sundown
New Frontier
Santa Fe Stampede
Chamber of Horrors
Revenge of the Creature
She-Wolf of London
The Invisible Man's Revenge
House of Dracula
The Mummy's Curse
Dick Tracy's G-Men
Red River Range
The Cat Creeps
The Deadly Mantis
Billy The Kid Returns
Chubasco
Phantom from Space
Blue Montana Skies