She sees Adam looking at her saying, "Mia!" In December 2010, it was announced that a film based on the novel "If I Stay" was in the works at Summit Entertainment and that Dakota Fanning, Chloë Grace Moretz and Emily Browning were in talks to play Mia. Catherine Hardwicke was attached to direct, but was replaced by Brazilian filmmaker Heitor Dhalia, who also left the film later. On January 24, 2013, Moretz was officially cast to play the lead and R. J. Cutler was announced as the new director of the film. Trevor Smith was brought on as associate producer. The shooting of the film began on October 30 in Vancouver. In January 2014, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Warner Bros. were announced to be distributing the film and the release was set for August 22. The music was composed by Heitor Pereira. The soundtrack was released on August 19, 2014 by WaterTower Music. It peaked at number 54 on the "Billboard" 200 in the United States, and number 77 in Australia. Vancouver-based alternative rock band Hawking appeared in the film numerous times as Willamette Stone. All the songs for Adam Wilde's band Willamette Stone, including the cover of The Smashing Pumpkins' song "Today", were produced by indie rock producer Adam Lasus. As of November 20, 2014, "If I Stay" has grossed a worldwide total of $78,396,071 against a budget of $11million. "If I Stay" opened at #3 to 2,907 locations in North America behind "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", which were in their fourth and third weeks respectively. On its opening day the film earned $6,827,007 earning it the top spot for the day. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 36%, based on 138 reviews with an average score of 4.92/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Although Chloë Grace Moretz gives it her all and the story adds an intriguing supernatural twist to its melodramatic young adult fiction framework, "If I Stay" is ultimately more manipulative than moving". On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 46 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". In his review for "The New York Times", A.O. Scott praised Moretz's acting. He added that the "music is both the best and the corniest part of "If I Stay", which makes excellent use of the classical cello repertoire."