Victor Harold Flick (14 May 1937 – 14 November 2024) was an English studio guitarist, best known for playing the guitar riff in the "James Bond Theme".

[3][6] 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.

[7] Flick worked with many recording artists, including Dusty Springfield, Nancy Sinatra, Cliff Richard, Shirley Bassey among countless others.

He is heard on all of Tom Jones' early hits including “It's Not Unusual”[4] and “What’s New Pussycat?”,[8] and is the guitarist for the number 1 song “Downtown” by Petula Clark.

[9] He recorded with Herman's Hermits, playing the distinctive guitar riff in the intro and bridge of "Silhouettes", a 1965 UK Top 5 hit.

[n 1][10] With the George Martin Orchestra, he plays solo guitar, using his Olympic white 1961 Fender Stratocaster, on the song “Ringo's Theme (This Boy)” of the Beatles' 1964 film “A Hard Day's Night”, heard on the American soundtrack album.