The Tema da Vitória became inseparable from Ayrton Senna during his championship years, when Brazilian television played it every time he stood on the top step of the podium. After his death in 1994 it lived on as a national symbol of victory, replayed at sporting triumphs and anniversary tributes across Brazil. Online it found a second life in football edits and victory memes, where the fanfare lands over slow-motion goals and cheering crowds, still doing the job it was made for.