"I closed my eyes and I held the note for so long that when I opened my eyes the room was spinning”. How Tom Joens nearly worked with James Bond.

Vic Flick, who has died aged 87, was a guitarist whose moment in the spotlight came when he performed the celebrated James ... John Barry and Monty Norman over the authorship of the Bond theme.

Despite being considered for the role of James Bond, Michael Caine did not play the secret agent, but instead had another connection to the film series.

Dame Shirley, John Barry and others remember ‘Goldfinger’ and how the 007 theme made her an international ... how the suave George Martin was a James Bond type figure and to illustrate ...

Monty Norman, the prolific composer and lyricist whose works include the famous James Bond theme ... Andress and Sean Connery. John Barry famously arranged the Bond theme, leading some people ...

Flick was later caught up in the dispute between John Barry and Monty Norman over the authorship of the Bond theme. He testified in 2001 when The Sunday Times was sued by Norman, who won £30,000 ...

The number was rearranged by John Barry for “Dr. No,” and after the James Bond franchise became a smash hit and its theme music inescapable, Barry was often erroneously credited with having ...