Victor Harold "Vic" Flick (born May 14, 1937 in Hill Crescent, Worcester Park, Surrey, England) is a guitarist, most famous for the playing of the guitar riff in "The James Bond Theme".

He has worked with many notable artists, including Tom Jones, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page. One of Flick's legendary guitars (a Clifford Essex Paragon De Luxe) stands in honor at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.

He also collaborated with Merchant Ivory Film as composer, music arranger for "Autobiography of a Princess" (1975), "The Europeans" (1979), "Quartet" (1981), "Heat and Dust" (1983).

In 2005, he returned to the world of James Bond by contributing to Christopher Lennertz's score for the video game From Russia with Love. The game was developed by Electronic Arts and starred the original Bond actor Sean Connery.

Links

• [1] Official Vic Flick Web Site

• [2] "Spy Guitar" article by Wesley A. Britton, featuring photos of Flick, John Barry Seven and the guitar Flick played for the Bond recordings.

• [3] Video clip of Vic Flick and John Barry Seven on You-Tube.

• Vic Flick at the Internet Movie Database