![]() ![]() ![]() It is easy to see why a vocal group, or a single vocalist, required a band. This story is from the horse’s mouth and not second-hand opinions from speculators who were not there when these incredible events and recordings actually happened.Īs recording studios and record companies began to dominate the entertainment industry, songs had to be recorded quickly, efficiently, perfectly - and with feeling. You’re holding in your hands the autobiography of Vic Flick, one of the greatest studio musicians of a generation, if not of all time. VICK FLICK FULL"Vic's book is an amazing read, full of his entertaining senseof humor and a reservoir of miscellaneous facts and tales of the studios andthe musicians who made London such a fabulous place to be in the '60s. On October 5, 2012, Vic Flick was honored at the Academy of MotionPictures Arts and Sciences for "The Music of Bond: The First 50Years." In 2005, he provided his guitar talents to the soundtrack of the FromRussia With Love video game. He played the 12-string guitar part on Peter and Gordon's 1964# 1 record, "A World Without Love." ![]() He has worked with many notable artists, including Herman's Hermits,Nancy Sinatra, Engelbert Humperdinck, Tom Jones, Cliff Richard, Eric Clapton,and Jimmy Page. He also contributed to the soundtrack of The Beatles musical, A HardDay's Night, playing his Olympic white 1961 Fender Stratocaster on"Ringo's Theme (This Boy)" instrumental. No(1962), he played lead guitarist on the "James Bond Theme." He continuedto contribute to the James Bond soundtracks from the 1960s through the late1980s. When Hollywood beckoned him to work on soundtrack for Dr. ![]() VICK FLICK TVIn the late 1950s, Flick joined The John Barry Seven, and his firstcomposition for the group was "Zapata." With them, he played the guitar rifffor the theme of the popular TV show, Juke Box Jury, and appeared onevery episode of BBC TV's Drumbeat. He knew the music business fromthe inside, including the good and the bad business practices, the money, theagents, and the managers.įrom The Beatles to Nancy Sinatra, from Tom Jones to DustySpringfield, they're all within the pages of Vic Flick's autobiography. His guitar sound on the "James Bond Theme" stirredthe hearts and imaginations of a generation. VICK FLICK SERIESHe did start getting some royalty checks in the mid-1990s, and Friday, he'll perform his famous guitar riff in Los Angeles at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Vic Flick's connection with the films in theJames Bond series is legend. As for him - "I got $15 for recording it," he says with a laugh.įlick is not bitter. He says he reckons John Barry and composer Monty Norman made a fortune off the Bond theme. "To give it some urgency and dynamicism or whatever the word is," Flick says. To get just the right sound, Flick says, he had to really "dig in" to his guitar. It's followed me now for 50 years, so it couldn't have been too bad." "The combination of his writing for brass and my guitar playing kind of brought the thing to a conclusion, and everybody seemed to be quite happy. "When we got it, we looked at it and added to it, changed it," Flick says. The Bond producers hired Barry to arrange 007's theme, and he asked Flick to help. The Beat Girl theme was written by composer John Barry and features Flick on guitar. VICK FLICK MOVIEThen the Bond producers heard the soundtrack to the 1960 teenage "angst" movie Beat Girl, and it was just sound they were looking for. He'd scratched out a rough draft of the theme, but Flick says it fell a little flat. Composer Monty Norman, who wrote the theme, was scrambling to complete the score for the first Bond movie, Dr. In 1962, Flick was a 25-year-old studio guitarist who was asked to help give the James Bond theme more of a punch. The infamous guitar riff that gives the theme its secret agent feel was performed by Vic Flick, who spoke to Morning Edition about the day he played it, 50 years ago. The 007 theme is one of the most famous themes in movie history. ![]()
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