William Lava (I) (1911–1971)

Composer | Music Department | Soundtrack

He was an extremely prolific and capable film composer, educated at Northwestern University. He ...

Born: March 18, 1911
Died: February 20, 1971 (age 59)

Filmography

Known For

A Serious Man Soundtrack (2009)
Man on the Moon Soundtrack (1999)
Moonrise Composer (1948)
Known For

Zorro Composer (1957-1960)
Soundtrack

Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010)
A Serious Man (2009)
Sicko (2007)
Man on the Moon (1999)
MGM Sing-Alongs: Having Fun (1997)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
Cool Cat (1967)
F Troop (1965)
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)
Zorro (1957)
The Littlest Outlaw (1955)
The Mickey Mouse Club (1955)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1954)
Moonrise (1948)
The Singing Sheriff (1944)
San Fernando Valley (1944)
Girl from Havana (1940)
Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
My Wife's Relatives (1939)
Street of Missing Men (1939)
Orphans of the Street (1938)
Sea Racketeers (1937)
Soundtrack

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge (1937)
Composer

Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)
The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show (1986)
The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour (1985)
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (1983)
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982)
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)
The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie (1979)
How Bugs Bunny Won the West (1978)
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show (1978)
Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween Special (1977)
Bugs Bunny's Easter Special (1977)
The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half Hour and a Half Show (1976)
The Sylvester & Tweety Show (1976)
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971)
Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
Rabbit, Run (1970)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
Injun Trouble (1969)
The Pink Panther Show (1969)
Bugged by a Bee (1969)
Shamrock and Roll (1969)
Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too! (1969)
Fistic Mystic (1969)
The Great Carrot-Train Robbery (1969)
Bunny and Claude: We Rob Carrot Patches (1968)
Chimp & Zee (1968)
Flying Circus (1968)
3 Ring Wing-Ding (1968)
In Enemy Country (1968)
See Ya Later Gladiator (1968)
Assignment to Kill (1968)
Feud with a Dude (1968)
Hippydrome Tiger (1968)
Skyscraper Caper (1968)
Big Game Haunt (1968)
Norman Normal (1968)
Hocus Pocus Powwow (1968)
Fiesta Fiasco (1967)
Merlin the Magic Mouse (1967)
Cool Cat (1967)
Go Away Stowaway (1967)
Rodent to Stardom (1967)
Vacation Playhouse (1967)
Speedy Ghost to Town (1967)
Chubasco (1967)
The Spy Swatter (1967)
The Music Mice-Tro (1967)
F Troop (1965-1967)
Lost Island of Kioga (1966)
The Road Runner Show (1966)
Chamber of Horrors (1966)
The Super 6 (1966)
Cock-a-Doodle Deux-Deux (1966)
Smile Pretty, Say Pink (1966)
The Pink Blueprint (1966)
Snow Excuse (1966)
A-Haunting We Will Go (1966)
Vitamin Pink (1966)
Plastered in Paris (1966)
Pink Pistons (1966)
Clippety Clobbered (1966)
Cirrhosis of the Louvre (1966)
Mexican Mousepiece (1966)
Pink Punch (1966)
The Solid Tin Coyote (1966)
Napoleon Blown-Aparte (1966)
Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat (1966)
Out and Out Rout (1966)
Shot and Bothered (1966)
The Astroduck (1966)
Chaser on the Rocks (1965)
The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation (1965)
Bully for Pink (1965)
Highway Runnery (1965)
Go Go Amigo (1965)
Reel Pink (1965)
Hairied and Hurried (1965)
Just Plane Beep (1965)
Chili Corn Corny (1965)
An Ounce of Pink (1965)
Boulder Wham! (1965)
Tired and Feathered (1965)
Pink Panzer (1965)
Tease for Two (1965)
The Pink Tail Fly (1965)
Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner (1965)
Rushing Roulette (1965)
Corn on the Cop (1965)
Suppressed Duck (1965)
Pink Ice (1965)
Wendy and Me (1965)
Well Worn Daffy (1965)
Shocking Pink (1965)
Pinkfinger (1965)
Pickled Pink (1965)
Assault and Peppered (1965)
Sink Pink (1965)
Moby Duck (1965)
Dial 'P' for Pink (1965)
The Wild Chase (1965)
Dr. Kildare (1964-1965)
We Give Pink Stamps (1965)
Cats and Bruises (1965)
It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House (1965)
Road to Andalay (1964)
Pink Pajamas (1964)
The Pink Phink (1964)
Valentine's Day (1964)
Pancho's Hideaway (1964)
Señorella and the Glass Huarache (1964)
False Hare (1964)
Hawaiian Aye Aye (1964)
War and Pieces (1964)
The Iceman Ducketh (1964)
Nuts and Volts (1964)
The Tattooed Police Horse (1964)
Gold, Glory and Custer (1964)
Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare (1964)
Freudy Cat (1964)
Bartholomew Versus the Wheel (1964)
A Message to Gracias (1964)
77 Sunset Strip (1963-1964)
Dumb Patrol (1964)
To Beep or Not to Beep (1963)
Transylvania 6-5000 (1963)
Claws in the Lease (1963)
Mad as a Mars Hare (1963)
Aqua Duck (1963)
The Unmentionables (1963)
Wall of Noise (1963)
Chili Weather (1963)
Banty Raids (1963)
PT 109 (1963)
Hare-Breadth Hurry (1963)
The Dakotas (1963)
Woolen Under Where (1963)
Mexican Cat Dance (1963)
The Million Hare (1963)
The Magical World of Disney (1955-1963)
Fast Buck Duck (1963)
Devil's Feud Cake (1963)
I Was a Teenage Thumb (1963)
Now Hear This (1962)
Red Nightmare (1962)
Martian Through Georgia (1962)
Shishkabugs (1962)
Good Noose (1962)
The Jet Cage (1962)
Have Gun - Will Travel (1960-1962)
Wagon Train (1962)
Thriller (1962)
The Twilight Zone (1961)
Marines, Let's Go (1961)
Gunsmoke (1961)
The Jim Backus Show (1961)
The Horse with the Flying Tail (1960)
Zorro (1957-1960)
Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)
The Hound That Thought He Was a Raccoon (1960)
Hotel de Paree (1960)
Hell Bent for Leather (1960)
The Millionaire (1960)
Zorro, the Avenger (1959)
The Sign of Zorro (1958)
Flood Tide (1958)
Tales of the Black Forest (1957)
The Wetback Hound (1957)
Cheyenne (1955-1957)
The Deadly Mantis (1957)
The Wonders of Araby (1956)
Alaska Lifeboat (1956)
Pillars of the Sky (1956)
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Crossroads of the World (1956)
Walk the Proud Land (1956)
So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956)
So You Want to Play the Piano (1956)
Raw Edge (1956)
So You Want to Be Pretty (1956)
So You Think the Grass Is Greener (1956)
Cow Dog (1956)
The Littlest Outlaw (1955)
24 Hour Alert (1955)
So You Want to Be a Policeman (1955)
So You Want to Be a V.P. (1955)
The Mickey Mouse Club (1955)
Tennessee's Partner (1955)
So You Want a Model Railroad (1955)
To Hell and Back (1955)
Francis in the Navy (1955)
The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)
Cult of the Cobra (1955)
So You Want to Be on a Jury (1955)
The Man from Bitter Ridge (1955)
Smoke Signal (1955)
Revenge of the Creature (1955)
So You Want to Be a Gladiator (1955)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
So You Don't Trust Your Wife (1955)
Silver Blades (1955)
Beauty and the Bull (1954)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives (1954)
Rodeo Roundup (1954)
Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
Ricochet Romance (1954)
So You're Taking in a Roomer (1954)
Sea Sports of Tahiti (1954)
In Fourteen Hundred and Ninety Two (1954)
Studio 57 (1954)
Royal Mounties (1954)
So You Want to Be a Banker (1954)
Black Horse Canyon (1954)
Off to the Races! (1954)
Tanganyika (1954)
Fireman Save My Child (1954)
Continental Holiday (1954)
Yankee Pasha (1954)
So You Want to Be Your Own Boss (1954)
Stormy, the Thoroughbred (1954)
O'Rourke of the Royal Mounted (1954)
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)
So You're Having Neighbor Trouble (1954)
Border River (1954)
Three Lives (1953)
Winter Paradise (1953)
War Arrow (1953)
Mystery Lake (1953)
So You Want to Be an Heir (1953)
Don't Forget to Write (1953)
So You Think You Can't Sleep (1953)
Black Fury (1953)
The All American (1953)
So You Love Your Dog (1953)
Danish Sport Delights (1953)
Where the Trade Winds Play (1953)
So You Want a Television Set (1953)
Phantom from Space (1953)
Cheyenne Days (1953)
So You Want to Learn to Dance (1953)
Birthplace of Hockey (1953)
Sporting Courage (1953)
So You Want to Be a Musician (1953)
Thar She Blows! (1952)
Fiesta for Sports (1952)
So You Want to Wear the Pants (1952)
Unfamiliar Sports (1952)
Warner Bros. Sports Parade: Just for Sports (1952)
So You're Going to the Dentist (1952)
Cattle Town (1952)
So You Never Tell a Lie (1952)
Snow Frolics (1952)
Open Up That Golden Gate (1952)
Land of the Trembling Earth (1952)
Centennial Sports (1952)
So You Want to Go to a Convention (1952)
The Dog Snatcher (1952)
So You Want to Enjoy Life (1952)
Emperor's Horses (1952)
Retreat, Hell! (1952)
So You Want to Get It Wholesale (1952)
The Seeing Eye (1951)
A Laugh a Day (1951)
So You Want to Be a Plumber (1951)
The Tanks Are Coming (1951)
Fuddy Duddy Buddy (1951)
Art of Archery (1951)
So You Want to Be a Bachelor (1951)
So You Want to Buy a Used Car (1951)
So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger (1951)
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. (1951)
Five (1951)
So You Want to Be a Cowboy (1951)
The Neighbor Next Door (1951)
The Will to Win (1951)
Ace of Clubs (1951)
So You Want to Be a Handy Man (1951)
My Country 'Tis of Thee (1950)
So You're Going to Have an Operation (1950)
Highway 301 (1950)
Breakthrough (1950)
So You Want a Raise (1950)
Grandad of Races (1950)
So You Want to Move (1950)
Just for Fun (1950)
The Great Jewel Robber (1950)
So You Want to Hold Your Husband (1950)
Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (1950)
This Side of the Law (1950)
Riviera Days (1950)
Colt .45 (1950)
So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950)
Danger Is My Business (1950)
Barricade (1950)
That's Bully (1950)
Hands Tell the Story (1950)
So You Want to Throw a Party (1950)
Let's Go Boating (1950)
The Grass Is Always Greener (1950)
Mrs. Mike (1949)
Happy Holidays (1949)
So You Want to Be an Actor (1949)
King of the Rockies (1949)
Jungle Terror (1949)
So You Want to Get Rich Quick (1949)
The House Across the Street (1949)
Hunting the Fox (1949)
So You're Having In-Law Trouble (1949)
Sports Old and New (1949)
Down the Nile (1949)
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man (1949)
Cradle of the Republic (1949)
The Younger Brothers (1949)
Heart to Heart (1949)
Drums of India (1949)
Homicide (1949)
Your Show Time (1949)
Heart of Paris (1949)
So You Want to Be Popular (1949)
Flaxy Martin (1949)
Circus Town (1949)
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter (1949)
Royal Duck Shoot (with the Maharajah of Bharatpur) (1948)
Going to Blazes! (1948)
Princely India (1948)
Pie in the Eye (1948)
Sportsmen of the Far East (1948)
Jungle Man Killers (1948)
My Own United States (1948)
Gauchos of the Pampas (1948)
Mysterious Ceylon (1948)
Moonrise (1948)
The Man from New Orleans (1948)
Embraceable You (1948)
So You Want to Be a Detective (1948)
The Big Punch (1948)
Calgary Stampede (1948)
So You Want to Build a House (1948)
Fighting Athletes (1948)
Rhythm of a Big City (1948)
So You Want to Be a Gambler (1948)
So You Want an Apartment (1948)
Dad Minds the Baby (1947)
So You Want to Hold Your Wife (1947)
Power Behind the Nation (1947)
So You Want to Be a Salesman (1947)
Soap Box Derby (1947)
So You're Going on a Vacation (1947)
Give Us the Earth! (1947)
A Day at Hollywood Park (1947)
So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)
So You're Going to Be a Father (1947)
Harness Racing (1947)
American Sports Album (1947)
Big Time Revue (1947)
Sunset in the Pacific (1946)
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck (1946)
A Boy and His Dog (1946)
So You Want to Keep Your Hair (1946)
Star Spangled City (1946)
So You Want to Play the Horses (1946)
Okay for Sound (1946)
Traffic with the Devil (1946)
Men of Tomorrow (1946)
The Time of Their Lives (1946)
She-Wolf of London (1946)
Smart as a Fox (1946)
Gem of the Ocean (1946)
Hitler Lives (1945)
House of Dracula (1945)
So You Think You're Allergic (1945)
All Star Musical Revue (1945)
Story of a Dog (1945)
Star in the Night (1945)
Shady Lady (1945)
America the Beautiful (1945)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
To the Shores of Iwo Jima (1945)
That's the Spirit (1945)
It Happened in Springfield (1945)
Overseas Roundup (1945)
Navy Nurse (1945)
Beachhead to Berlin (1945)
I Am an American (1944)
The Mummy's Curse (1944)
I Won't Play (1944)
Murder in the Blue Room (1944)
Once Over Lightly (1944)
The Last Ride (1944)
Proudly We Serve (1944)
The Battle for the Marianas (1944)
Crime by Night (1944)
Devil Boats (1944)
Junior Jive Bombers (1944)
Filipino Sports Parade (1944)
The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
Our Frontier in Italy (1944)
It's Your War Too (1944)
America's Hidden Weapon (1944)
With the Marines at Tarawa (1944)
Dogie Roundup (1944)
The Battle of Britain (1943)
Divide and Conquer (1943)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)
Baptism of Fire (1943)
Food and Magic (1943)
Tropical Sportland (1943)
Good Old Corn (1943)
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943)
Mechanized Patrolling (1943)
Snow Sports (1943)
Pledge to Bataan (1943)
Champions Training Champions (1943)
Grey, White and Blue (1943)
Rover's Rangers (1943)
Stars on Horseback (1943)
Young and Beautiful (1943)
The Mysterious Doctor (1943)
Women in Sports (1943)
Little Isles of Freedom (1943)
This Is Your Enemy (1943)
The Gorilla Man (1943)
A Ship Is Born (1942)
The Hidden Hand (1942)
Beyond the Line of Duty (1942)
The Right Timing (1942)
Divide and Conquer (1942)
Secret Enemies (1942)
Busses Roar (1942)
Sniffer Soldiers (1942)
Men of the Sky (1942)
Escape from Crime (1942)
Spy Ship (1942)
The Pacific Frontier (1942)
There Ain't No Such Animal (1942)
Murder in the Big House (1942)
Shoot Yourself Some Golf (1942)
I Was Framed (1942)
Lady Gangster (1942)
Bullet Scars (1942)
Hunting Dogs at Work (1942)
Soldiers in White (1942)
Dangerously They Live (1941)
Steel Against the Sky (1941)
West of the Rockies (1941)
White Sails (1941)
Water Sports (1941)
Perils of the Jungle (1941)
Passage from Hong Kong (1941)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941)
International Squadron (1941)
Highway West (1941)
It Happens on Rollers (1941)
Big Bill Tilden (1941)
The Nurse's Secret (1941)
Strange Alibi (1941)
Pals of the Pecos (1941)
A Shot in the Dark (1941)
Wyoming Wildcat (1941)
Melody Ranch (1940)
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940)
Melody and Moonlight (1940)
Barnyard Follies (1940)
Under Texas Skies (1940)
King of the Royal Mounted (1940)
Girl from Havana (1940)
Earl of Puddlestone (1940)
Oklahoma Renegades (1940)
Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot (1940)
Girl from God's Country (1940)
Scatterbrain (1940)
Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
Grand Ole Opry (1940)
Wagons Westward (1940)
A Fugitive from Justice (1940)
Murder in the Air (1940)
Gangs of Chicago (1940)
The Crooked Road (1940)
Covered Wagon Days (1940)
In Old Missouri (1940)
Grandpa Goes to Town (1940)
King of the Lumberjacks (1940)
The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940)
Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
Village Barn Dance (1940)
Wolf of New York (1940)
Heroes of the Saddle (1940)
Days of Jesse James (1939)
Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
Cowboys from Texas (1939)
The Covered Trailer (1939)
Main Street Lawyer (1939)
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