These Seattle Symphony + film matchups are a great way to enliven a cinematic chestnut while drawing in more diverse audiences than what you traditionally find at a classical music concert, pairing a screening with the symphony’s live performance of the film score. This presentation of the 1980s classic—about a sweet lil’ big-headed alien who’s stranded on Earth and the children who are tasked with hiding him while helping him get home—is the next in a series highlighting John Williams’s exquisite music-movie capabilities. (The first two were Jurassic Park and The Empire Strikes Back; the final one is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which happens July 12–14 at the same venue). by Leilani Polk