Goal sirens and horns are a long-standing part of ice hockey arena culture, sounded by the home team when its players score. The loud, sustained blast developed as a way to be heard over a cheering crowd and to make each goal feel like an event. Short clips of the siren later spread online as reusable sound effects for edits and soundboards. Because viewers instantly link the noise to scoring and winning, creators now use it far beyond hockey, for victories, announcements and exaggerated celebrations in short videos.