Gitarist Victor Harold Flick, beter bekend als Vic Flick, is op 87-jarige leeftijd overleden. Hij is binnen de James Bond-wereld bekend om zijn gitaarsolo in Dr No.
Eind jaren 1950 sloot Flick zich aan bij de groep John Barry Seven. Op de soundtrack van Dr No was hij leadgitarist van het James Bond-thema. Flick bleef bijdragen aan soundtracks van James Bond van de jaren 1960 tot het einde van de jaren 1980.
In 1999 werkte Vic Flick samen met componist Nic Raine, begeleid door het Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, op het James Bond-eerbetoonalbum Bond Back in Action. In 2003 nam hij het album James Bond Now op, met nummers uit de James Bond-films en nieuwe composities. Vic Flick speelde op de soundtrack van Electronic Arts’ videospel From Russia With Love uit 2005.
Uitgeverij Bearmanor Media publiceerde in 2008 zijn autobiografie, Vic Flick Guitarman: From James Bond to The Beatles and Beyond. Op 5 oktober 2012 werd Vic Flick geëerd door de Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences voor The Music of Bond: The First 50 Years.
Guitarist Victor Harold Flick, better known as Vic Flick, has died at the age of 87. He is known in the James Bond community for his guitar solo in Dr No.
In the late 1950s, Flick joined the group John Barry Seven. On the soundtrack of Dr No, he was lead guitarist on the James Bond theme. Flick continued to contribute to James Bond soundtracks from the 1960s to the late 1980s.
In 1999, Flick collaborated with composer Nic Raine, accompanied by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, on the James Bond tribute album Bond Back in Action. In 2003, he recorded the album James Bond Now, featuring songs from the James Bond films and new compositions. Vic Flick played on the soundtrack of Electronic Arts’ video game From Russia With Love in 2005.
Publisher Bearmanor Media published his autobiography, Vic Flick Guitarman: From James Bond to The Beatles and Beyond, in 2008. On 5 October 2012, Vic Flick was honoured by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for The Music of Bond: The First 50 Years.
