▁first ▁feature ▁film ▁to ▁explo it ▁the ▁new ▁popular ity ▁of ▁music ▁videos ▁effectively . ▁By ▁ex cer pt ing ▁segments ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁running ▁them ▁as ▁music ▁videos ▁on ▁MTV , ▁the ▁studio ▁benef ited ▁from ▁extensive ▁free ▁promotion , ▁and ▁thus ▁established ▁the ▁new ▁medium ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁market ing ▁tool ▁for ▁mov ies . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁it ▁became ▁almost ▁oblig atory ▁to ▁release ▁a ▁music ▁video ▁to ▁promote ▁a ▁major ▁motion ▁picture — even ▁if ▁the ▁film ▁were ▁not ▁especially ▁su ited ▁for ▁one . ▁An ▁example ▁from ▁the ▁era ▁is ▁the ▁song ▁and ▁music ▁video ▁" Take ▁My ▁Bre ath ▁A way " ▁from ▁Top ▁Gun ▁( 1 9 8 6 ), ▁also ▁from ▁Flash d ance ▁produ cers ▁Don ▁Sim pson ▁and ▁Jerry ▁Bru ck heimer . ▁Giorg io ▁Mor oder ▁composed ▁" Take ▁My ▁Bre ath ▁A way " ▁and ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁for ▁Flash d ance . ▁ ▁Other ▁media ▁ ▁Sing ers ▁Jenn ifer ▁L ope z ▁and ▁Ger i ▁Hal li well ▁paid ▁hom age ▁to ▁" Fl ash d ance " ▁in ▁their ▁music ▁videos . ▁L ope z ' ▁" I ' m ▁Glad " ▁from ▁her ▁album ▁This ▁Is ▁Me … ▁Then ▁was ▁heavily ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁film , ▁while ▁Hal li well ' s ▁version ▁of ▁" It ' s ▁R aining ▁Men ", ▁the ▁first ▁single ▁from ▁her ▁s oph om ore ▁album ▁S cre am ▁If ▁You