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Here's a snippet for the chapter "The Best Night Ever". It covers the song "At The Gala", with an added stanza and lines for my OC.

Now Playing: At The Gala

[screen mode]

Lush, bright orchestral setting, moderate 4 (B major)
All crowd/ensemble lyrics are in square brackets

(Zoom out to put the seven in the foreground; Fluttershy and Rainbow hover above the other four.)

Twilight: I can’t believe we’re finally here! (Cut to the drawbridge and pan around the city; she continues o.s.) With all that we’ve imagined, the reality of this night is sure to make this… (Fireworks explode overhead.) …the best night ever!

Twilight: At the Gala [at the Gala]♪

(Fluttershy flies through a double line of stallions.)

Fluttershy: At the Gala, in the garden, I’m going to see them all
All the creatures, I’ll befriend them at the Gala♪
(A wavering dissolve puts her in the gardens of Princess Celestia’s palace, among assorted friendly critters and seen in soft focus.)
[At the Gala]♪
(A squirrel perches on her foreleg.)
All the birdies and the critters, they will love me, big and small♪
(She sets it down and flies up among the butterflies.)
We’ll become good friends forever, right here at the Gala♪
(WD back to her, now marching ahead with a line of Gala guests.)
[All our dreams will come true, right here at the Gala
At the Gala]♪

(Applejack moves front and center. WD to a softly focused pan along a line of customers waiting their turn at her apple cart.)

Applejack: At the Gala [it’s amazing] I will sell them [better hurry]
All my apple-tastic treats [yummy, yummy]
Hungry ponies [they’ll be snacking] they will buy them [bring your money]
Caramel apples, apple sweets [gimme some]♪
(Cut to a huge pile of coins and tilt up to frame her atop it.)
And I’ll earn a lot of money for the Apple family♪
(WD back to her; half a dozen unicorn stallions circle and form a double line as they sing.)
[All our dreams and our hopes from now until hereafter
All that we’ve been wishing for will happen at the Gala
At the Gala]♪

Gentle string/harpsichord melody
(A flat minor, then back to B major by the end of the next verse)

(Their lowered heads form a barrier of horns, but they lift these away to let Rarity promenade through the line. On the next line, a WD takes the action to a set of closed doors, which open so she can enter a magnificent hall within the palace. Soft focus again.)

Rarity: At the Gala, all the royals, they will meet fair Rarity♪
(She walks through the crowd, prompting surprised stares.)
They will see I’m just as regal at the Gala [at the Gala]♪
(The camera pans from her to a dark-blond unicorn stallion.)
I will find him, my Prince Charming, and how gallant he will be♪
(They touch horns lovingly. Dissolve to a long shot of the hall and tilt up toward the floor-to-ceiling stained-glass windows.)
He will treat me like a lady♪
(WD back to her; zoom out to frame the onlookers, who proceed toward the city.)
Tonight at the Gala
[This is what we’ve waited for, to have the best night ever
Each of us will live our dreams, tonight at the Gala
At the Gala]♪

Return to previous orchestral setting

(Zoom out to reveal the image to be a reflection in Chronicle's cowl lens and stop once his entire face is visible. He is marching forward.)
Chronicle: At the Gala, I'll see ponies, faces both old and new♪
(As he sings, faded head shots of various ponies, including Chocolate Sun, Banana Fluff, and Perry Pierce, pass by from the right to the left.)
And I may meet them here at the Gala
[At the Gala]
There'll be ponies, that I have missed♪
(He turns to the left to an image of hooded pony with a green coat.)
There'll be those that I still rue♪
(He turns to the right to an image the unicorn in Rarity's WD scene, frowning while he sings the previous line.)
They may or may not be here, attending the Gala♪
(Zoom out further to reveal him marching with a line of Gala guests.)
[All our dreams will come true, right here at the Gala
At the Gala]♪

Brass fanfare, then rock with strings; drums/electric guitar in
(A flat minor, then back to B major by the end of the next verse)

(The Wonderbolts soar over Rainbow. WD to her on the next line, suited up and flying with two of them. Soft focus.)

Rainbow: Been dreamin’, I’ve been waitin’ to fly with those brave ponies
The Wonderbolts, their daring tricks, spinning ’round and having kicks♪
(They buzz past a packed grandstand, leaving disheveled and amazed spectators in their wake. Tilt down from a rain of diamonds to the trio; she stands with the other two in her Gala dress.)
Perform for crowds of thousands, they’ll shower us with diamonds♪
(WD back to her.)
The Wonderbolts will see me right here at the Gala♪

Drums/electric guitar out

(Six Wonderbolts gain altitude overhead and sail through the fireworks.)

[All we’ve hoped for, all we’ve dreamed, our happy ever after
Finally will all come true right here at the Grand Gala
At the Gala]♪

Drums in; double-time feel

(Pinkie hops along toward the palace, bouncing well over the other attendees.)

Pinkie: I am here at the Grand Gala, for it is the best party
But the one thing it was missing was a pony named Pinkie♪
(WD; she hops along past banners and cheerful ponies as confetti rains down on the softly focused grounds.)
For I am the best at parties, all the ponies will agree♪
(Quick pan to each attraction she names, with her taking part in each, then WD back to the excited pink pony.)
Ponies playing, ponies dancing with me at the Grand Gala♪
Drums out
[Happiness and laughter at the Gala, at the Gala]♪

Majestic feel (C major)

(Celestia flies through the night sky, the camera zooming out to frame the arc she describes between two clouds above the palace. Quick pan to Twilight.)

Twilight: At the Gala [at the Gala] with the Princess [with the Princess]
Is where I’m going to be [she will be]♪
(WD to a huge hanging light fixture in the palace, then tilt down to Twilight and Celestia in the expansive, softly focused hall.)
We will talk all about magic and what I’ve learned and seen [she will see]♪
(Celestia and the background fade away to leave her standing in a red spotlight against a black field.)
It is going to be so special, as she takes time just for me♪
(The crowd fades into view around her.)
[This will be the best night ever]♪

D flat major

(WD back to her, marching ahead and followed by rank on rank of ponies.)

[Into the Gala we must go, we’re ready now, we’re all aglow
Into the Gala, let’s go in and have the best night ever
Into the Gala, now’s the time, we’re ready and we look divine]♪
(Twilight and Fluttershy move to the fore; zoom out in steps to frame all seven. The first two lines are said simultaneously.)
Fluttershy: [Into the Gala] Meet new friends♪
Chronicle: [Into the Gala] See old friends♪
Applejack: [Into the Gala] Sell some apples♪
Rarity: [Into the Gala] Find my prince♪
Rainbow: [Prove I’m great] As a Wonderbolt is♪
(Cut to each singer in turn, framed against an appropriate background; Pinkie is upside down.)
Fluttershy: To meet♪
Applejack: To sell♪
Rarity: To find♪
Rainbow: To prove♪
Pinkie: To whoop♪
Twilight: To talk♪
Chronicle: To see♪
(He holds out the last word as his scene fades to all seven [with Applejack now between Pinkie Pie and Rarity, putting Chronicle in the center of the line] and zoom out to frame the lines of guests behind them.)
[Into the Gala, into the Gala]♪
(Tilt up to the sky above Canterlot as two rockets sail up, their paths intertwining.)
[And we’ll have the best night ever]♪
(Long shot of the city, the rockets bursting in one last brilliant display, then zoom in quickly to the seven at the drawbridge.)
[At the Gala]♪

End Song

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It's a first draft and will be fixed once the chapter does come.