A Walk to Remember is a 2002 romance film based on the 1999 romance novel with the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The movie stars pop singer Mandy Moore and Shane West. The movie was directed by Adam Shankman and produced by Denise DiNovi and Hunt Lowry for Warner Bros.. The novel, written by Sparks, is set in the 1950s while the film is set in present day. "Only Hope" is a Switchfoot song written by Jon Foreman for their 1999 album New Way to Be Human. Despite not seeing a radio single release, it is one of Switchfoot's more popular songs, due to its inclusion and prominence in the 2002 film A Walk to Remember. It is also credited with helping bring Switchfoot to a mainstream audience and consequently sign to a major label.A Walk to Remember is a 2002 romance film based on the 1999 romance novel with the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The movie stars pop singer Mandy Moore and Shane West. The movie was directed by Adam Shankman and produced by Denise DiNovi and Hunt Lowry for Warner Bros.. The novel, written by Sparks, is set in the 1950s while the film is set in present day."Only Hope" is a Switchfoot song written by Jon Foreman for their 1999 album.