Music has been a part of the cinema since almost the beginning of film history. From the simple piano accompaniment of silent films to Max Steiner's swelling scores (such as that for Gone With The Wind) to "... and Iiiiiiiiii-yi-iiiiiiiiiii will always love youuuuuuuu-uh-hoo-uh-hooooo ..." from The Bodyguard, they've become inseparable. They're like partners in a buddy-cop movie. One without the other would be like Mel Gibson's character in Lethal Weapon letting Danny Glover's character get blown up on that exploding toilet seat and then going on to do Lethal Weapons Two through Four all by himself. The Grand Cinema and Tacoma Symphony Orchestra celebrate the union of film and music by teaming up to present An Evening of Cinematic Music. Narrated by Northwest Public Radio's Steve Reeder, the event features TSO's string nonet (a fancy way of saying "nine musicians") and "some of Tacoma's most popular singer-songwriters" performing selections from various iconic songs from throughout film history, such as "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music, a medley of James Bond theme songs, Breakfast at Tiffany's "Moon River" and "I Just Called To Say I Love You" from Lady In Red. All proceeds will benefit The Grand and TSO. I can only hope they'll cover "Lethal Weapon" by Honeymoon Suite.

AN EVENING OF CINEMATIC MUSIC, 7:30 p.m., Urban Grace Church, 902 Market St., Tacoma, $30, grandcinema.com