Let's make this birthday one to remember.

70 years old (Born on October 08, 1954)

Happy Birthday, Carl! May your day be filled with harmonious laughter and fewer accidental sharps than usual. Your incredible talent for blending contemporary classical music into film and TV has made you Australia's musical superhero—minus the cape, but definitely with a piano.

From captivating audiences worldwide to composing scores that linger long after the credits roll, you've truly hit all the right notes. Here's hoping this year brings even more standing ovations, inspired compositions, and perhaps fewer requests from friends asking you to play "that one song from that movie."

Keep composing brilliance—and remember: age is just another movement in your symphony!