▁History ▁Alfred ▁H itch cock ▁Pres ents ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁title ▁sequence . ▁The ▁camera ▁f ades ▁in ▁on ▁a ▁simple ▁line - draw ing ▁car ic ature ▁of ▁H itch cock ' s ▁rot und ▁profile ▁( which ▁H itch cock ▁drew ), ▁to ▁the ▁theme ▁music ▁of ▁Charles ▁G oun od ' s ▁" Fun eral ▁March ▁of ▁a ▁Mar ion ette " ▁( s ugg ested ▁by ▁H itch cock ' s ▁long - time ▁musical ▁collabor ator ▁Bernard ▁Her rm ann ). ▁H itch cock ▁appears ▁in ▁sil hou ette ▁from ▁the ▁right ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁screen , ▁and ▁then ▁wal ks ▁to ▁center ▁screen ▁to ▁eclipse ▁the ▁car ic ature . ▁He ▁then ▁almost ▁always ▁says , ▁" Good ▁evening ." ▁The ▁car ic ature ▁drawing ▁and ▁G oun od ' s ▁" Fun eral ▁March ▁of ▁a ▁Mar ion ette " ▁have ▁become ▁ind el ibly ▁associated ▁with ▁H itch cock ▁in ▁popular ▁culture . ▁ ▁H itch cock ▁appears ▁again ▁after ▁the ▁title ▁sequence ▁and ▁d rol ly ▁introdu ces ▁the ▁story ▁from ▁an ▁empty ▁studio ▁or ▁from ▁the ▁set ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁episode ; ▁his ▁mon olog ues ▁were ▁written ▁by ▁James ▁B . ▁All ard ice . ▁At ▁least ▁two ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁opening ▁were ▁shot ▁for ▁every ▁episode . ▁A ▁version ▁intended ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁audience ▁would ▁often ▁spo of ▁a ▁recent ▁popular ▁commercial ▁or ▁po ke ▁fun ▁at ▁the ▁spons or , ▁leading ▁into ▁the ▁commercial . ▁An ▁alternative ▁version