On the Dr. No soundtrack, he was lead guitarist on the track, the "James Bond Theme". Flick continued to contribute to the James Bond soundtracks from the 1960s through the late 1980s.[1][2] He also played a pastiche of the "James Bond" guitar part for The Beatles' film “A Hard Days Night”, “Ringos Theme” (1964).[citation needed] One of Flick's guitars, a Clifford Essex Paragon De Luxe, on which he played the original "James Bond Theme", was displayed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.[3]
He also recorded with Herman's Hermits, playing the distinctive guitar riff in the intro and bridge of "Silhouettes", a 1965 UK Top 5 hit although this is disputed by Karl Green of Herman’s Hermits in an interview on the Sky Arts programme “The British Invasion”.[4]
In 1999, he worked with composer Nic Raine, backed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, on the James Bond tribute album titled Bond Back in Action.[5] In 2003, he recorded the album James Bond Now, featuring tracks from James Bond soundtracks and new compositions.[2]
In 2005, he played on the soundtrack of the From Russia With Love video game by Electronic Arts.[6]
In 2008, his autobiography, Vic Flick Guitarman: From James Bond to The Beatles and Beyond (ISBN978-1593933081), was published by Bearmanor Media.
On 5 October 2012 Vic Flick was honoured at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for "The Music of Bond: The First 50 Years." He played the "James Bond Theme" on his 1939 Clifford Essex Paragon De Luxe “James Bond” Guitar to a live audience. He also was interviewed on stage by Jon Burlingame, a writer on the subject of music for film and television.[7]
Flick appeared on a 2013 episode of the History Channel show Pawn Stars titled "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service". Here he brought in his 1961 Fender Stratocaster guitar to shop owner Rick Harrison, who, after consulting Jesse Amoroso, settled on a price of $55,000 for the guitar.[8] The guitar sold at auction in 2014 for $25,000.[9]
flick, major, contributor, this, article, appears, have, close, connection, with, subject, require, cleanup, comply, with, wikipedia, content, policies, particularly, neutral, point, view, please, discuss, further, talk, page, october, 2013, learn, when, remov. A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page October 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Victor Harold Flick born 14 May 1937 is an English studio guitarist best known for playing the guitar riff in the James Bond Theme Vic FlickVic Flick recording in London 1989Background informationBirth nameVictor Harold FlickBorn 1937 05 14 14 May 1937 age 86 Worcester Park Surrey England UKGenresFilm scoreOccupation s GuitaristcomposerconductorYears active1957 2012Formerly ofApollo 100John Barry SevenGeorge Martin Orchestra Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editIn the late 1950s Flick joined the John Barry Seven 1 On the Dr No soundtrack he was lead guitarist on the track the James Bond Theme Flick continued to contribute to the James Bond soundtracks from the 1960s through the late 1980s 1 2 He also played a pastiche of the James Bond guitar part for The Beatles film A Hard Days Night Ringos Theme 1964 citation needed One of Flick s guitars a Clifford Essex Paragon De Luxe on which he played the original James Bond Theme was displayed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland Ohio 3 He also recorded with Herman s Hermits playing the distinctive guitar riff in the intro and bridge of Silhouettes a 1965 UK Top 5 hit although this is disputed by Karl Green of Herman s Hermits in an interview on the Sky Arts programme The British Invasion 4 In 1999 he worked with composer Nic Raine backed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra on the James Bond tribute album titled Bond Back in Action 5 In 2003 he recorded the album James Bond Now featuring tracks from James Bond soundtracks and new compositions 2 In 2005 he played on the soundtrack of the From Russia With Love video game by Electronic Arts 6 In 2008 his autobiography Vic Flick Guitarman From James Bond to The Beatles and Beyond ISBN 978 1593933081 was published by Bearmanor Media On 5 October 2012 Vic Flick was honoured at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for The Music of Bond The First 50 Years He played the James Bond Theme on his 1939 Clifford Essex Paragon De Luxe James Bond Guitar to a live audience He also was interviewed on stage by Jon Burlingame a writer on the subject of music for film and television 7 Flick appeared on a 2013 episode of the History Channel show Pawn Stars titled No Shirt No Shoes No Service Here he brought in his 1961 Fender Stratocaster guitar to shop owner Rick Harrison who after consulting Jesse Amoroso settled on a price of 55 000 for the guitar 8 The guitar sold at auction in 2014 for 25 000 9 Discography editWest of Windward 1968 Rediffusion Bond Back in Action Featured 1999 James Bond Now 2003 References edit a b Perone James E 2008 Mods Rockers and the Music of the British Invasion Praeger ISBN 978 0 275 99860 8 p 31 2 a b Simpson Paul 2002 The Rough Guide to James Bond Rough Guides ISBN 978 1 84353 142 5 p 225 Songwriters to soundmen Vic Flick Part 1 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Catalog rockhall com Retrieved 22 March 2014 The British Invasion BOND BACK IN ACTION Silvascreenusa com 27 March 2007 Retrieved 22 March 2014 James Bond 007 Mi6 hq com 10 September 2005 Retrieved 22 March 2014 The Music of Bond The First 50 Years Events Presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Oscars org Retrieved 22 March 2014 Pawn Stars No Shoes No Shirt No Service archived from the original on 2013 12 15 VIC FLICK OWNED AND PLAYED 1961 FENDER STRATOCASTER Julienslive com Retrieved 21 July 2020 External links editOfficial website Vic Flick at IMDb John Barry Website review of Vic Flick Guitarman From James Bond to the Beatles and Beyond Guitarist Vic Flick on Goldfinger and the James Bond Theme on YouTube James Bond 007 Theme Tune original on YouTube Vic Flick Interview at NAMM Oral History Library 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vic Flick amp oldid 1189172846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
