Victor Harold Flick

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Victor Harold Flick Wiki Biography

Victor Harold Flick was born on 14 May 1937, in Surrey, England, andis a guitarist, best known for creating the guitar riff in the “James Bond Theme”. He also plays the guitar riff of the bridge and intro of the recording “Silhouettes” by the Herman’s Hermits. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today, although apparently he retired in 2009.

How rich is Vic Flick? As of mid-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $500,000, mostly earned through a successful career in music. He played a slightly modified version of his “James Bond” guitar part in The Beatles single “Help!” released in 1965. All of these achievements ensured the position of his wealth.

Vic started gaining popularity in the late 1950s, joining the John Barry Seven. He composed the track “Zapata” and would then create the guitar riff for the theme of the television show Juke Box Jury, and made an appearance in the BBC television show “Drumbeat”. His net worth started increasing significantly, when he became the lead guitarist of the “James Bond Theme”, starting from the “Dr. No” soundtrack, and he has continued to contribute to the “James Bond” soundtracks throughout the decades. He also continued to work for the John Barry Seven as their lead guitarist, but also started to get featured as a session player, working on many UK pop hit records. He also became a member of the George Martin Orchestra, later contributing to the soundtrack of The Beatles film “A Hard Day’s Night”. In 1964, Vic played the 12 string guitar part of the record “A World Without Love” by Peter and Gordon; the song would reach the top spot and the following year.

Over the years, Flick has worked win many popular recording artists; some of these include Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, Lulu, Hank Marvin, Eric Clapton and John Williams. His net worth continued to build with his work with Typically Tropical, Nancy Sinatra, Jimmy Page and Englebert Humperdinck. His signature Clifford Essex Paragon De Luxe guitar has been displayed at the Rock ‘n’Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland., he worked with other “Goldfinger” musicians to provide “James Bond” style music for the Beatles’ movie “Help!” soundtrack. This led to Flick doing more composing work, on films such as “Quartet”, “Heat and Dust” and “The Europeans”.

In 1999, he worked on the James Bond tribute album “Bond Back in Action” on which he collaborated with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Four years later, he would create the album “James Bond Now” which featured both old and new compositions. In 2005, he then forayed into video game work, working on the soundtrack of “From Russia With Love”. He also appeared in an episode of “Pawn Stars” in 2013.

He released his autobiography in 2008, entitled “Vic Flick Guitarman: From James Bond to the Beatles”, which contributed somewhat to his net worth.

It is known that Vic was honored by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for his work on the music of James Bond. He was also given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Guitar Museum for his contribution to the instrument’s history.

For his personal life, he has been married to Judith Mary since 1960.

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Victor Harold Flick Quick Info

Full Name Vic Flick
Net Worth $500,000
Date Of Birth May 14, 1937
Place Of Birth Worcester Park, Surrey, England, UK
Profession Guitarist
Nationality British, English
Spouse Judith Mary
Siblings Alan Flick
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0282277
Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/artist/vic-flick-mn0000395267
Albums James Bond Now, Beat Girl
Music Groups The John Barry Seven (1958 – 1963)
Movies Autobiography of a Princess, Dubai, Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie’s Pictures, Conquest of Light

Victor Harold Flick Quotes

  • (About The James Bond Theme) Monty Norman made hundreds of thousands of pounds, John Barry made millions from the spin-off, I got seven pounds ten shillings for playing on it!

Victor Harold Flick Important Facts

  • Las Vegas, Nevada – publicizing his auto-biography: Vic Flick Guitarman. [August 2008]
  • He plays solo guitar on ‘This Boy’ (Ringo’s Theme’), heard in the film, A Hard Day’s Night (1964).
  • His guitar sound was also heard on the theme to two long-running British TV programmes. Juke Box Jury (1959) for which the hit-single theme was ‘Hit & Miss’ composed by John Barry and Crossroads (1964), composed by Tony Hatch.
  • His biography, Vic Flick, Guitarman, was published in August 2008.
  • He is the distinctive guitarist you hear every time the original ‘James Bond Theme’ is played on radio, TV or in the cinema. He recorded it with John Barry’s Orchestra at CTS Studios, Bayswater, London for the film and again a few weeks later at Abbey Road Studios, London for the hit single. This was in the summer of 1962.
  • Composer, guitarist and arranger of pop songs for leading vocalists.
  • Member and erstwhile leader of The John Barry Seven pop band.

Victor Harold Flick Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Wilson Chance 2005 Composer
A Vision for Tomorrow 1993 Video short Composer
The Scroll 1992 TV Movie Composer
The Adventures of Scragtag and Toddles, Ace Detectives 1991 TV Series Composer
Kingfisher: Secret Splendour of the Brooks 1984 TV Movie documentary Composer
Lebanon: A Will to Live 1980 Documentary short Composer
How Fare’s the Land? 1979 Documentary short Composer
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie’s Pictures 1978 TV Movie Composer
Echoes: The Story of an Island 1978 Documentary short Composer
The National Museum of Qatar 1978 Documentary short Composer
The Wells of Montrose 1977 Documentary short Composer
Oil Age Norway 1976 Documentary short Composer
Conquest of Light 1975 Short Composer
Autobiography of a Princess 1975 Composer
Children’s Harvest 1975 Documentary short Composer
Limited Editions 1975 Documentary short Composer
A Vital Communication 1974 Documentary short Composer
Bread: Something of a Miracle 1974 Documentary short Composer
Building on Experience 1974 Documentary short Composer
Facets of Glass 1974 Documentary short Composer
Jenny’s Diary 1973 Documentary short Composer
Steel Research 1973 Documentary short Composer
Dubai 1970 Documentary short Composer
Wonderful World 1970 Documentary short Composer
The Year of Sir Ivor 1969 Documentary Composer
The Competitors 1969 Documentary short Composer
Wilson Chance 2005 music arranger Music Department
Licence to Kill 1989 musician: guitar – uncredited Music Department
Heat and Dust 1983 music arranger – uncredited Music Department
Quartet 1981 conductor / music arranger Music Department
The Europeans 1979 conductor / music arranger Music Department
The Man with the Golden Gun 1974 musician: guitar – uncredited Music Department
Wake in Fright 1971 musician: guitar – uncredited Music Department
Deadfall 1968 guitar consultant – uncredited Music Department
You Only Live Twice 1967 musician: guitar – uncredited Music Department
Thunderball 1965 musician: guitar – uncredited Music Department
Goldfinger 1964 musician: guitar – uncredited Music Department
They All Died Laughing 1964 musician: guitarist – uncredited Music Department
From Russia with Love 1963 musician: guitar – uncredited Music Department
The Cool Mikado 1963 musician: guitar – “The Tit Willow Twist”, uncredited Music Department
The Amorous Mr. Prawn 1962 musician: guitarist – uncredited Music Department
Dr. No 1962 musician: guitar – uncredited Music Department
Wild for Kicks 1960 musician: guitarist Music Department
Never Let Go 1960 musician: guitarist – uncredited Music Department
SpongeBob SquarePants 2001 TV Series music – 1 episode Soundtrack
KaBlam! 1998 TV Series music – 2 episodes Soundtrack
The Ren & Stimpy Show 1994-1995 TV Series music – 4 episodes Soundtrack
Slayground 1983 music: “Backlash” – uncredited Soundtrack
Hope and Glory 1987 Guitarist in Dance Band (uncredited) Actor
The Nation’s Favourite Bond Song 2015 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Pawn Stars 2013 TV Series Himself Self
James Bond’s Greatest Hits 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007 2000 Video documentary short Himself Self
Omnibus 2000 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Film ’72 1999 TV Series Himself Self
The Two Ronnies 1979 TV Series Himself – Guitarist Self
Open House 1964 TV Series Himself – Guitarist Self
Tonight in Person 1963 TV Series Himself – Guitar Self
Around Seven 1963 TV Movie Himself – Guitar Self