What movie theme song does Dustin sing to Suzie at the end of season 3 in "Stranger Things"?
Answer
The Never-ending Story
The movie theme song Dustin sings to Suzie at the end of season 3 in "Stranger Things" is "The NeverEnding Story." They sing it over the radio in the episode "Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt," while Suzie delays giving Dustin the value of Planck's constant, a code needed to shut down the Russian machine beneath Starcourt Mall.
The song comes from the 1984 fantasy film The NeverEnding Story. The movie's English-language theme was performed by British singer Limahl, with music by Giorgio Moroder and lyrics by Keith Forsey. Its appearance in Stranger Things deliberately connects the show's 1980s setting with a recognizable piece of contemporary pop culture.
A common mix-up is calling it simply "the NeverEnding Story song" or attributing the recording entirely to Limahl. In the scene, Gaten Matarazzo and Gabriella Pizzolo perform the duet as Dustin and Suzie, while the original film theme is the song being referenced. The moment is comic because the characters are trying to save the world, yet Suzie insists on hearing their romantic song first. It also became one of season 3's most memorable musical scenes.